Eli Manning Gets 6 year 97 Million Dollar Contract

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d811ad43b&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true

Wow!

The Giants overpaid but understandable that they did so. He probably would've tested the FA market after his contract ended this season and could've gained more from another team.

Uh, I seriously doubt he's worth near that much.

The Giants overpaid but understandable that they did so. He probably would've tested the FA market after his contract ended this season and could've gained more from another team.

Buck_Hotep

Exactly, it's supply and demand. There may be QBs who deserve more money, but if he did hit the free agent market there would be plenty of teams which would gladly overpay him instead of having to go back to a QB competition between two QBs who simply aren't as good as Manning.

About time. People don't give him as much credit as he deserves. Just because he doesn't have the numbers of his brother, Brady and Brees, doesn't mean he's not worth as much.

They obviously overpaid but they didnt really have a choice.

I'm not surprised at all. I posted this thread last January when reports were that he'll receive close to $120million. :) If it's what the market says he should get then good for him!

Not even a top 5 QB. Shame he's getting paid like one. Doomtime

Oh I know, I choked on my coffee when I read that in the paper about his new contract

Hey, Matt Stafford's deal is $72M/6Y, so Eli's probably worth +25 on Matt over a six-year span, right?

Sure, there are quite a few QB's who are better than him now, but over the six-year window of the contract, he may actually be one of the best bets in the league. Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, and perhaps Matt Ryan (I'd like to see another year of performance before really endorsing him, though) are better, in my view, but guys like Brady and...what's his name...Eli's brother, they're going to be quite old by the time Eli's contract is in the latter years. Eli might really be worth more than them by that point.

Way to go Eli. He delivered the Lombardi, they delivered the suitcase full of money. Wait til Tom Brady gets paid, might make this look like peanuts. Second_Rook

Brady has had a chance to sign contracts of that level, but he's actually signed much lower than his fair market value when he signed his last extension a couple years ago.

[QUOTE="Second_Rook"]Way to go Eli. He delivered the Lombardi, they delivered the suitcase full of money. Wait til Tom Brady gets paid, might make this look like peanuts. Buck_Hotep

Brady has had a chance to sign contracts of that level, but he's actually signed much lower than his fair market value when he signed his last extension a couple years ago.

Uh, I seriously doubt he's worth near that much.

Chutebox

At some point these kinds of contracts I think will have to stop where a guy who might not be top 5 at his position gets the highest contract, and they keep going up each year. Most of all though the NFL needs to do something about rookie contracts which are the most ridiculous of anything.nikolai37

I read that people think he is overpaid. He is 28 years old, first pick of the 2004 draft, who is a Super Bowl winning MVP QB. Matter of fact, he is younger than his brother who has also only won one Super Bowl. He is being paid for the future that he will bring to the New York Giants. Mark Sanchez, has a contract for $50.5 million for 5 years and haven't thrown a pass in the NFL yet.

Marcellus Wiley called it, Eli is not worth that much money and isn't even a top 10 QB.MoonMarvel

Probably means Rivers will get a similar deal.HurricaneHugo

[QUOTE="MoonMarvel"]Marcellus Wiley called it, Eli is not worth that much money and isn't even a top 10 QB.jjwalker9600

I can understand the folks who feel he isn't worth the money outright.

However, I'm a bit baffled at the folks who seem to be focused on the fact that he is the highest paid player. Does anyone watch NFL news and remember it? The best player(s) in the league are only the highest paid until the next fairly good dude who gets a contract gets paid. That is just how it has worked. Heck most of these dudes NFL contracts are structured so even the highest paid player based on the contract's face falue isn't getting paid the most that year.

Tyree should get half of what Eli is making because Tyree basically won the giants that super bowl with that impossible catchNetYankEagle