He’s due $20M in 2021 and $23M in 2022. Part of his 2021 compensation is a $10M roster bonus due at the beginning of the league year (around March 20th). The media will report that it has to be done before then or the Lions will have to pay. If Stafford wants out, he’ll move the roster bonus to a later date if a trade hasn’t been agreed to by then.
If/when traded, the Lions will gain $14M in cap space and have a dead cap hit from Stafford in 2021 of $19M. No cap consequences in future years.
I think there will be multiple suiters for Stafford, hard to determine the exact compensation. My guess a player and draft pick(s).
If he wants out, I don’t blame him. I would want the talks to start with a top half 1st round pick, plus more. His salary is actually a bargain for the next 2 seasons
For Comparison purposes. Here’s the list of all QB’s not playing on their rookie contract. An acquiring team will owe Stafford $20M in 2021 and $23M in 2022, well below the Average Per Year of every starting QB not named Cam Newton (who likely won’t be starting for an NFL team in 2021). His contract is a bargain and will play a significant part in his compensation:
Eason QB signed for next 3 years Campbell WR signed for next 2 years Or Pittman WR signed for 3 years either one would be a plus WR for Lions an signed an cheap This years rd 1 an rd 2 pick next years rd 2 pick
A Trade like this we get players we know an picks…picks are a gamble Eason being signed gives us time if we want to build team first an allow a rookie time also at QB…A WR would help with WR group…maybe picks 1 an 2 are to much this year so 1 an 3 an 2 next season…Colts have a ton of cap room an talent its win next 2 or 3 year for them. Why i think Colts are best fit for Matt an trade wouldn’t hurt them either
Dead, I think Justin Rogers from the News said there might be a way they could spread Stafford’s cap hit over two years, related to June 1st. He was going to double check if he was accurate.
@Guitargod19 is correct, June 1 designation is only for cuts . . . doesn’t apply to trades. For the Lions it’s not a huge deal if the June 1 designation could be applied to the Lions trades, it would save them $6M this year, but also cost them $6M in 2022 . . . just a timing difference and not significant. If they want to, the Lions could do a simply restructure on Flowers and save almost $9M similar timing difference of cap charges.
Justin Rogers has proven thus far to be no better of a source of Lions or NFL knowledge, insight or even hygiene than a homeless guy outside Allen Park…
Dan cried after seeing the lions practice facility after long time and hugged sheila , that’s weak . This emotional stuf need to stop , all matters is making progress from now
It really feels like they did him a favor instead of finding the best candidate… Props to him for wanting the job so bad, but that doesn’t make him the best choice.
The emotional stuff is part of the balance that has been missing.
Winning as MEN, instead of just winning as football players. That’s where guts of people like Muhammad Ali comes from. People that can dig deeper tap into their emotional body and use it to project their physical body into something that it doesn’t normally/natuarlly ant to do.