Matthew Stafford is an American football quarterback, currently affiliated with the Detroit Lions of the NFL (National Football League). Precisely, he is a Los Angeles Rams professional quarterback of the NFL.
Matthew is the fourth quarterback in NFL history to have thrown for over 5,000 yards in a single season. Additionally, he was also the fastest player in NFL history to have reached 40,000 yards in 147 games. Besides, he also holds the NFL record for the highest comeback wins in a single season. Matthew recorded 8 comeback wins in the 2016 NFL season. Also, he ranks in the top 20 all-time in completions, passes attempts, passing yards, and passing touchdowns. Likewise, he ranks third all-time in passing yards per game.
Contract
Year Total cash Base salary Cap hit
2018 $16.5 million $9.5 million $26.5 million
2019 $32.7 million $13.5 million $30.7 million
2020 $15.5 million $7.8 million $21.3 million
2021 $20 million $9.5 million $20 million
2022 $23 million $12.5 million $23 million
Stafford has made $239 million during his NFL career. He has signed three contracts worth at least $53 million total and has had a minimum average annual value of $12 million during his NFL career.
The extension that Stafford signed before 2018 made him the highest-paid player in the history of the NFL. Since then, many other players have passed him, as the market value for quarterbacks has only gone up.
Salary per year
The top 10 quarterbacks in terms of average annual value are making at least $30 million per year,
Net worth
Matthew Stafford’s net worth is $80 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He seems poised to crack the $100 million mark before his NFL career comes to an end, especially with a new contract soon coming to further bolster his finances.
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