There was much consternation when the Detroit Lions handed Matthew Stafford the richest contract in NFL history, inking him to a five-year, $135 million extension. Was he worth all that money? What has he proven so far? How could you justify spending that much on a single position anyways?
Though the clearer heads prevailed, noting that this was just the going market for top-tier quarterbacks, there were still cynics about. But the San Francisco 49ers just did something that may ease their concerns. According to Mike Garafolo (and first reported by NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai), the 49ers just made Jimmy Garoppolo the newest highest-paid player in the league:
The 49ers and QB Jimmy Garoppolo have agreed to a five-year, $137.