2017 Salary Cap Charge: $16,500,000 % of 2017 Team Cap: 9.76% 2017 Cash Payout: $51,000,000 % of 2017 Team Cash Spending: 25.80% 2017 Cash to Cap Ratio: 3.09 Total Contract Value: $135,000,000 Annual Contract Value: $27,000,000 Position Ranking: 1/176 at QB Fully Guaranteed Money: $60,500,000 Age: 29 Height: 6′ 3″ Weight: 232 College: Georgia Accrued Seasons: 8 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 Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap % Of Cap Dead Money & Cap Savings
Cut (pre-June 1) Cut (post-June 1) Trade
Prorated Roster Workout Other 2017 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $15,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $16,500,000 9.9% 2018 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $10,000,000 $6,500,000 $500,000 $0 $26,500,000 14.9% 2019 $13,500,000 $10,000,000 $5,500,000 $500,000 $0 $29,500,000 15.5% 2020 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $6,000,000 $500,000 $0 $31,500,000 15.8% 2021 $9,500,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $500,000 $0 $30,000,000 — 2022 $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
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $160,500,000 Years: 8 Career APY: $20,062,500 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Years 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 $0 0.0% $0
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Lions 8 $110,500,000 $13,812,500 $105,000,000 100.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap % Of Cap Prorated Roster Workout Other 2009 Lions $3,100,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,100,000 2.5% 2010 Lions $395,000 $3,480,000 $9,105,000 $0 $0 $12,980,000 — 2011 Lions $525,000 $5,598,750 $0 $0 $0 $6,123,750 5.1% 2012 Lions $615,000 $8,320,000 $0 $0 $0 $8,935,000 7.4% 2013 Lions $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $13,820,000 $0 $0 $0 $17,820,000 14.5% 2014 Lions $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $13,820,000 $0 $0 $0 $15,820,000 11.9% 2015 Lions $9,500,000 $8,000,000 $8,221,250 $0 $0 $0 $17,721,250 12.4% 2016 Lions $17,000,000 $5,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $22,500,000 14.5% 2017 Lions $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $15,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $16,500,000 9.9% 2018 Lions $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $10,000,000 $6,500,000 $500,000 $0 $26,500,000 14.9% 2019 Lions $13,500,000 $10,000,000 $5,500,000 $500,000 $0 $29,500,000 15.5% 2020 Lions $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $6,000,000 $500,000 $0 $31,500,000 15.8% 2021 Lions $9,500,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $500,000 $0 $30,000,000 — 2022 Lions $12,500,000 $0 $10,000,000 $500,000 $0 $23,000,000 — Total $98,135,000 $114,260,000 $47,105,000 $2,500,000 $0 $262,000,000
Traditional Statistics (2014-present) Year Games Played Passing Rushing Fumbles Comp/Att Pct Yards TD INT Sacked Rating Att Yards Avg TD Total Lost 2014 16 363/602 60.3% 4257 22 12 45 85.7 43 93 2.2 2 8 3 2015 16 398/592 67.2% 4262 32 13 44 97.0 44 159 3.6 1 4 2 2016 16 388/594 65.3% 4327 24 10 37 93.3 37 207 5.6 2 3 2 2017 1 29/41 70.7% 292 4 1 1 113.1 2 14 7.0 0 0 0
Financial Reports Yearly Cap Charge vs. Dead Money
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Positional Comparisons to League Average
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