Matt Stafford, a "pretty solid" college quarterback based solely on stats (yes, not all college stats are fluffed, so it is possible he is better than those stats) just signed a new contract IN DETROIT FOR 6 YEARS.... 72 MILLION F&CKIN' DOLLARS.
According to the AP:
Looking at Matt's new salary compared to the median wage for a variety of industries in the Detroit Metropolitan area, it looks like he'll fit right into the Detroit community.Detroit desperately needs a quarterback to help turn around the NFL's first 0-16 team, which has had the worst eight-year stretch in the league since World War II, and is turning to Stafford after he was a starter in each of his three seasons at Georgia.
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Ah... the Detroit Lions... one of the only teams (I'll throw Cincinatti and Cleveland in there) that make my J-E-T-S look good. From 0-16 to.... 2-14? At only 175x the salary of the Detroit team doctor, he is WELL worth the money!
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But lets looks at the positives... maybe he can throw some of that cash GM or Chrysler's way.
Source: BLS
Thats just an amazing post - can we compare his salary to the 'executives' in Detroit and see where he holds up?
ReplyDeleteI just read a great anecdote in the Charlotte Observer about how UNC used to promote the fact that, in a particular year, geography majors graduated with the highest average starting salary of all majors. The catch, of course, was that Michael Jordan was a geography major.
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