Ryan is guaranteed $34.75 million. His guaranteed money is $4.75 million more than that given to Jake Long, the No. 1 overall choice who also is represented by Condon.
Matt Ryan received a 6 year, 72 Million dollar deal. One has to wonder here, the guaranteed money is not much less than what a certain someone received.
The Falcons' star [Michael Vick] quarterback signed a 10-year; $130 million contract extension that guarantees him an NFL-record $37 million in bonuses, and he wants to prove he's worth every penny.I'm not saying Matt Ryan is anything like Vick. I like them them both. However, I'm surprised to see the guaranteed money be so large right after what happened. It's almost like the Falcons are trying to prove to themselves that they have moved on.
In comparison though, Ryan's deal is closer to Vick's extension than his original contract:
Vick is guaranteed $15.3 million through the first three years, including a signing bonus of $3 million.Ryan only signed for 10 Million more, with twice as much guaranteed money. (Michael Vick signed for $62 Million in 2001).
So while I'm glad that Ryan is in the fold and getting paid, he deserves it. It makes me shudder to think that these NFL teams have so much invested into unproven talent.
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That's the going rate, I guess. Rookie salaries need a cap, ASAP. At least they got him signed very early, and are avoiding the disaster that Oakland got themselves in last year w/ JaMarcus.
Now he just has to go out there and prove he's worth it.
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