Pack ink Matthews to 5-year, $66M extension (1 Viewer)

[silverback06]

Packers agreed to terms with OLB Clay Matthews on a five-year, $66 million contract extension through 2018.

The deal will likely include more than the $40 million guaranteed DeMarcus Ware brought home in 2009. Matthews, who has 43 sacks through his first 58 NFL games, was going into the final year of his rookie contract. The deal could include a fairly sizable 2013 cap hit, as the Pack have worked diligently to keep space open this season. Next on the docket for Green Bay is Aaron Rodgers, who should sign the most lucrative contract in league history.

Clay Matthews

 

[TriPolarTroy]

Man that's a lot of money for a linebacker

 

[DeuceMcAllisterFan]

Man that's a lot of money for a linebacker

That's the going rate for elite pass rushers. Regardless of position, an elite pass rusher will command a lot of money.

 

[TriPolarTroy]

Evidently

 

[turftoe]

now give rodgers everything else and ruin that cap!

 

[whodat42]

keep the dollars Rollin Ted

 

[RaisingTheBar]

13 million a year? What?

 

[El Caliente]

And we drafted Malcom Jenkins.

 

[Saint_Ward]

13 million a year? What?

I wonder if this is being inflated. Sometimes the first numbers aren't exactly accurate. It's more like a "could be 66M with all incentives and escalators"

But that kills D. Ware's 11M/yr, or Suggs' 10.4M/yr.

As far as I know he's the highest paid OLB. But he's still not in Elite DE territory.

 

[GeaxSaints44]

His deal along with Rodger's still-to-come deal should cripple their cap for a long time

 

[Two Dat420]

And we drafted Malcom Jenkins.

and also passed on Cushing.

Not going to lie, I didnt like him coming out either.

 

[Wisco Steve]

His deal along with Rodger's still-to-come deal should cripple their cap for a long time

Not really, I wouldn't say cripple. Doesn't matter for them as Teddy rarely ever signs free agents. They also need to sign BJ Raji, his rookie deal expires after this year.

 

[GeaxSaints44]

Not really, I wouldn't say cripple. Doesn't matter for them as Teddy rarely ever signs free agents. They also need to sign BJ Raji, his rookie deal expires after this year.

Maybe cripple was a bad word to use. I think the better way to put it is "severely limiting their options to improve their team in the near future".

 

[RaisingTheBar]

I wonder if this is being inflated. Sometimes the first numbers aren't exactly accurate. It's more like a "could be 66M with all incentives and escalators"

But that kills D. Ware's 11M/yr, or Suggs' 10.4M/yr.

As far as I know he's the highest paid OLB. But he's still not in Elite DE territory.

I think 40 million is guaranteed. But Mathews is the type of player that will cash in on many of those incentives.

 

[bornnraisedwhodat]

I bet Clay aint whining about the new CBA like Ellis.