He falls at 25 of 36
among active quarterbacks for his quarterback rating during the regular season
last year, yet he is the highest paid football player in history. His name is
Joe Flacco and he just signed the largest deal in NFL history earning himself $120.6
million dollars over a period of 6 years with the Baltimore Ravens. The
question everyone is now asking is, is he worth it?
While some of the NFL
stars, including Tom Brady who is considered to be one of the best quarterbacks
in NFL history are taking moderate salaries an extension of three years for
only $29 million so their team can acquire better athletes in other positions
and build a complete team. Joe Flacco bargained for all he was worth and plus
millions from the Baltimore Ravens. The NFL set a salary cap per team of 123
million per year. Flacco’s six year contract is almost equal to the amount of
money the Ravens have to pay every player for a year.
Granted Joe Flacco did
have a great playoff performance, but players can get hot and carry a team for
a short space of time. This $120.6 million is based off four games in the
playoffs because as we all look at his regular season stats, it is clear that
he ranked 25 of 36 starting NFL quarterbacks. Was he worth that much money?
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