Matt Stafford
Quarterback
- 2019 Salary Cap Charge: $30,700,000
- % of 2019 Team Cap: 15.81%
- 2019 Cash Payout: $25,500,000
- % of 2019 Team Cash Spending: 13.21%
- 2019 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.83
- Total Contract Value: $135,000,000
- Annual Contract Value: $27,000,000
- Position Ranking: 10/117 at QB
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $60,500,000
- Age: 31
- Height: 6' 3"
- Weight: 232
- College: Georgia
- Accrued Seasons: 11
- Entry: 2009 Draft, Round 1, #1 overall (Lions)
- Year Signed: 2017 (Extension)
- Free Agency: 2023 (UFA)
- 2019 OTC Valuation: $9,092,000
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.Stafford restructured his contract in 2109 converting $13.2 million of his 2020 salary and roster bonuses into a signing bonus. The move saved the Lions $9 million in cap space in 2020 while increasing his cap charge by $3 million in the remaining contract years. The team also included a void year for salary cap purposes.
Current Contract
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29 | $1,000,000 | $15,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $16,500,000 | 9.9% | |||||
| 2018 | 30 | $9,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $500,000 | $16,000,000 | $26,500,000 | 15.0% | |||||
| 2019
March 17: $6 million 2020 roster bonus becomes guaranteed March 17: $5.5 million roster bonus due
| 31 | $13,500,000 | $11,200,000 | $5,500,000 | $500,000 | $19,000,000 | $30,700,000 | 16.3% | |||||
| 2020 | 32 | $7,800,000 | $13,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $21,300,000 | 10.7% | |||||
| 2021
March 17: $10 million roster bonus due
| 33 | $9,500,000 | $13,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $33,000,000 | -- | |||||
| 2022
March 17: $10 million roster bonus due
| 34 | $12,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $26,000,000 | -- | |||||
| 2023 | 35 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $53,800,000 | $68,700,000 | $38,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $36,000,000 | $157,000,000 | |||||||
Career Earnings: $210,700,000
Career APY: $19,154,545
Potential Earnings: $262,000,000
Total Guarantees: $111,050,000
Largest Cash Payment: $51,000,000 (2017)
Largest Cap Hit: $33,000,000 (2021)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2009 | 6 | $72,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $17,050,000 | $50,500,000 | 70.1% | $12,625,000 |
| Lions | Extension | Renegotiated | 2013 | 3 | $53,000,000 | $17,666,667 | $33,500,000 | $60,000,000 | 113.2% | $15,000,000 |
| Lions | Extension | Active | 2017 | 5 | $135,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $60,500,000 | $100,200,000 | 74.2% | $33,400,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 11 | $210,700,000 | $19,154,545 | $178,700,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $13,820,000 | $0 | $0 | $4,000,000 | $17,820,000 | 14.5% | $31,500,000 | ||
| 2014 | Lions | $2,000,000 | $13,820,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $15,820,000 | 11.9% | $2,000,000 | ||
| 2015 | Lions | $9,500,000 | $8,221,250 | $0 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $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 | $15,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $16,500,000 | 9.9% | $51,000,000 | ||
| 2018 | Lions | $9,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $500,000 | $16,000,000 | $26,500,000 | 15.0% | $16,500,000 | ||
| 2019 | Lions | $13,500,000 | $11,200,000 | $5,500,000 | $500,000 | $19,000,000 | $30,700,000 | 16.3% | $25,500,000 | ||
| 2020 | Lions | $7,800,000 | $13,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $21,300,000 | 10.7% | $15,500,000 | ||
| 2021 | Lions | $9,500,000 | $13,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $33,000,000 | -- | $20,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Lions | $12,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $26,000,000 | -- | $23,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Lions | $0 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $90,935,000 | $127,460,000 | $47,105,000 | $2,500,000 | $50,000,000 | $262,000,000 | $262,000,000 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | 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 | 16 | -- | -- | 98.0% | 0.0% | 367/555 | 66.1% | 3777 | 21 | 11 | 40 | 89.9 | 25 | 71 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50.7% | 0.0% | 187/291 | 64.3% | 2499 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 106.0 | 20 | 66 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |