Matt Stafford
Quarterback
- 2018 Salary Cap Charge: $26,500,000
- % of 2018 Team Cap: 14.60%
- 2018 Cash Payout: $16,500,000
- % of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 10.85%
- 2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.62
- Total Contract Value: $135,000,000
- Annual Contract Value: $27,000,000
- Position Ranking: 0/41 at QB
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $60,500,000
- Age: 30
- Height: 6' 3"
- Weight: 232
- College: Georgia
- Accrued Seasons: 9
- Entry: 2009 Draft, Round 1, #1 overall (Lions)
- Year Signed: 2017
- Contract Type: Extension
- Free Agency: 2023 (UFA)
Contract Notes
Matt Stafford signed a five year, $135 million contract extension with the Detroit Lions on August 29, 2017. These contract details come from a report by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. Stafford received $92 million guaranteed, $60.5 million of which is fully guaranteed at signing. The guarantee includes a $50 million signing bonus and his 2017 and 2018 base salaried. If Stafford is on the Lions roster on the 3rd day of the 2018 league year a $6.5 million 2018 roster bonus, $5.5 million 2019 roster bonus and his 2019 base salary will all become fully guaranteed. If on the roster the 3rd day of the 2019 league year a $6 million roster bonus due in 2020 will become fully guaranteed. There are also annual workout bonuses of $500,000.Current Contract
| Year | Age | Base Salary (Guaranteed) | Bonuses | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prorated | Roster | Workout | Other | ||||||||
| 2017 | 29 | $1,000,000 $1,000,000 | $15,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,500,000 | 9.9% | |||
| 2018 | 30 | $9,500,000 $16,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $26,500,000 | 15.0% | |||
| 2019 | 31 | $13,500,000 $19,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $29,500,000 | 15.5% | |||
| 2020 | 32 | $15,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $31,500,000 | 15.8% | |||
| 2021 | 33 | $9,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $30,000,000 | -- | |||
| 2022 | 34 | $12,500,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $23,000,000 | -- | |||
| Total | $61,000,000 | $55,500,000 | $38,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $157,000,000 | |||||
Career Earnings: $161,500,000
Career APY: $17,944,444
Potential Earnings: $262,000,000
Total Guarantees: $111,050,000
Largest Cash Payment: $51,000,000 (2017)
Largest Cap Hit: $31,500,000 (2020)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2009 | 6 | $72,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $50,500,000 | 70.1% | $12,625,000 |
| Lions | Extension | Renegotiated | 2013 | 3 | $53,000,000 | $17,666,667 | $60,000,000 | 113.2% | $15,000,000 |
| Lions | Extension | Active | 2017 | 5 | $135,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $51,000,000 | 37.8% | $51,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 9 | $161,500,000 | $17,944,444 | $121,500,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
| Year | Team | Base Salary (Guaranteed) | Bonuses | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Due | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prorated | Roster | Workout | Other | ||||||
| 2009 | Lions | $3,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,100,000 | 2.5% | $3,100,000 |
| 2010 | Lions | $395,000 | $3,480,000 | $9,105,000 | $0 | $0 | $12,980,000 | -- | $26,900,000 |
| 2011 | Lions | $525,000 | $5,598,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,123,750 | 5.1% | $9,000,000 |
| 2012 | Lions | $615,000 | $8,320,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,935,000 | 7.4% | $11,500,000 |
| 2013 | Lions | $4,000,000 $4,000,000 | $13,820,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,820,000 | 14.5% | $31,500,000 |
| 2014 | Lions | $2,000,000 $2,000,000 | $13,820,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,820,000 | 11.9% | $2,000,000 |
| 2015 | Lions | $9,500,000 $8,000,000 | $8,221,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,721,250 | 12.4% | $9,500,000 |
| 2016 | Lions | $17,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,500,000 | 14.5% | $17,000,000 |
| 2017 | Lions | $1,000,000 $1,000,000 | $15,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,500,000 | 9.9% | $51,000,000 |
| 2018 | Lions | $9,500,000 $16,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $26,500,000 | 15.0% | $16,500,000 |
| 2019 | Lions | $13,500,000 $19,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $29,500,000 | 15.5% | $19,500,000 |
| 2020 | Lions | $15,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $31,500,000 | 15.8% | $21,500,000 |
| 2021 | Lions | $9,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $30,000,000 | -- | $20,000,000 |
| 2022 | Lions | $12,500,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $23,000,000 | -- | $23,000,000 |
| Total | $98,135,000 | $114,260,000 | $47,105,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $262,000,000 | $262,000,000 | ||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2011 | 16 | 98.0% | 0.0% | 421/663 | 63.5% | 5038 | 41 | 16 | 36 | 97.2 | 22 | 78 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 16 | 98.4% | 0.0% | 435/727 | 59.8% | 4967 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 79.8 | 35 | 126 | 3.6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 | 16 | 99.8% | 0.0% | 371/634 | 58.5% | 4650 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 84.2 | 37 | 69 | 1.9 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| 2014 | 16 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 363/602 | 60.3% | 4257 | 22 | 12 | 45 | 85.7 | 43 | 93 | 2.2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 2015 | 16 | 95.7% | 0.0% | 398/592 | 67.2% | 4262 | 32 | 13 | 44 | 97.0 | 44 | 159 | 3.6 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 16 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 388/594 | 65.3% | 4327 | 24 | 10 | 37 | 93.3 | 37 | 207 | 5.6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 16 | 99.1% | 0.0% | 351/536 | 65.5% | 4123 | 26 | 10 | 45 | 97.1 | 27 | 96 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 96.8% | 0.0% | 88/135 | 65.2% | 895 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 83.4 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |