Matt Stafford
Quarterback
Age: 33
Free Agency: 2023 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 12
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 232
- College: Georgia
- Entry: 2009 Draft, Round 1, #1 overall (Lions)
- 2021 Salary Cap Charge: $20,000,000 (10.73% of cap)
- 2021 Cash Payout: $20,000,000 (9.96% of spending)
- 2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
- Contract Value: $135,000,000 ($27,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $60,500,000
- Contract Ranking: 12/116 at QB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2017)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021
March 22: $10 million roster bonus due
| 33 | $9,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $10,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 10.7% | |||||
| 2022
March 22: $10 million roster bonus due
| 34 | $12,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $23,000,000 | 11.0% | |||||
| 2023
February 18: Contract Voids
| 35 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| Total | $22,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $43,000,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Matt Stafford will be traded to the Rams on the first day of the 2021 league year. We are processing the trade early due to multiple requests, however he will not be a member of the Rams roster nor impact their salary cap until March 18, 2021. He will be officially carried on the Lions salary cap at $33 million until March 17.
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.
Cash Flows
| Old Money | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $92,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $23,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $112,000,000 | $135,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $219,000,000
Career APY: $18,250,000
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 | Traded | 2017 | 5 | $135,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $60,500,000 | $108,500,000 | 80.4% | $27,125,000 |
| Rams | Extension | Active | 2017 | 5 | $135,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $60,500,000 | $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 | 12 | $219,000,000 | $18,250,000 | $200,000,000 | 0.0% | $19,000,000 | 0.0% |
| Rams | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season 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 | 14.7% | $31,500,000 | ||
| 2014 | Lions | $2,000,000 | $13,820,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $15,820,000 | 12.0% | $2,000,000 | ||
| 2015 | Lions | $9,500,000 | $8,221,250 | $0 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $17,721,250 | 12.3% | $9,500,000 | ||
| 2016 | Lions | $17,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,500,000 | 14.4% | $17,000,000 | ||
| 2017 | Lions | $1,000,000 | $15,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $16,500,000 | 9.8% | $51,000,000 | ||
| 2018 | Lions | $9,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $500,000 | $16,000,000 | $26,500,000 | 14.6% | $16,500,000 | ||
| 2019 | Lions | $13,500,000 | $11,200,000 | $5,500,000 | $500,000 | $19,000,000 | $30,700,000 | 15.8% | $19,500,000 | ||
| 2020 | Lions | $7,800,000 | $13,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $21,300,000 | 9.9% | $21,500,000 | ||
| 2021 | Rams | $9,500,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $10,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 10.7% | $20,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Rams | $12,500,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $23,000,000 | 11.0% | $23,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Rams | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| Total | $90,935,000 | $108,460,000 | $47,105,000 | $2,500,000 | $60,000,000 | $243,000,000 | $262,000,000 | ||||
Dead Money History
| Team | Year | Cap Charge | Cash Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 2021 | $19,000,000 | $0 | Total | $19,000,000 | $0 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 99.8% | 0.0% | 371/634 | 58.5% | 4650 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 84.2 | 37 | 69 | 1.9 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 363/602 | 60.3% | 4257 | 22 | 12 | 45 | 85.7 | 43 | 93 | 2.2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 95.7% | 0.0% | 398/592 | 67.2% | 4262 | 32 | 13 | 44 | 97.0 | 44 | 159 | 3.6 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 388/594 | 65.3% | 4327 | 24 | 10 | 37 | 93.3 | 37 | 207 | 5.6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.1% | 0.0% | 351/536 | 65.5% | 4123 | 26 | 10 | 45 | 97.1 | 27 | 96 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 92.4% | 0.0% | 339/528 | 64.2% | 4084 | 26 | 10 | 38 | 96.3 | 29 | 112 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $27,809,000 | $27,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $27,809,000 | $27,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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