CaptainHook Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 (edited) Michael Vick agreed to a 10-year contract worth more than $100 million with the Atlanta Falcons that also guarantees the star quarterback an NFL-record $37 million in bonuses, an official close to the negotiations said Thursday. Vick's contract surpasses the $98 million deal Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning signed in March. Manning was guaranteed $34.5 million in bonuses. The deal was first reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on its Web site. ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports that the deal, barring last minute snags, will be announced by the club during a Thursday afternoon news conference. There remains some detail work to be done on the contract and some elements of contract language must still be approved by the league. The official, who requested anonymity, said Vick reached incentives in his original contract, a six-year, $62 million deal, that would have allowed him to void the 2005 and 2006 seasons next month. Had he done so, the 24-year-old Vick would have become an unrestricted free agent on March 2. "We've said on numerous occasions that this franchise is committed to bringing a world championship to the city of Atlanta, the state of Georgia, as well as to building a sustainable winning organization consistently in the hunt," Falcons owner Arthur Blank said in a statement. "Today's contract extension for Michael, in our opinion, moves us closer to achieving those goals." Vick, the No. 1 overall draft pick of 2001, has a 24-12-1 career record. He is 14-4 since returning from a broken ankle last year, and this season led the Falcons to just the third division title in franchise history. Atlanta earned a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs with an overtime victory over Carolina last week. The Falcons (11-3) visit New Orleans on Sunday, but Vick missed his second straight practice Thursday because of an injured left shoulder. Vick, chosen Wednesday to his second Pro Bowl, needs 80 yards to break the single-season record for rushing by a quarterback, set by Chicago's Bobby Douglass in 1972. In a Week 8 victory at Denver, Vick became the first player in league history to rush for 100 yards and pass for 250 in a single game. link Edited December 23, 2004 by CaptainHook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmonaught Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Vick won't last ten years. He is an injury waiting to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Cheezhead Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I'm really curious what those incentives were -- as in the ones that allowed him to opt for free agency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 and I wonder what he'd have gotten on the free market...it would have been interesting. I say under 100 mill. I'm really curious what those incentives were -- as in the ones that allowed him to opt for free agency. 628809[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Score 1 Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 100 mil :bigshock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruPark Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 100 mil :bigshock: 628834[/snapback] If 100 mil is par today for Vick's numbers, then there are a few QBs that need to restructure their contracts... especially Manning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 hype sells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I would say VICK owes the guys at ESPN and some people in MARKETING LOTS OF MONEY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 hype sells 628882[/snapback] He's the Anna Nichole Smith of the NFL ... sweet to look at some days, but just a bit unpredictable and probably not the best choice out there ... and just about as rich based on just about as solid a career ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Step over QBs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 (edited) 100 mil :bigshock: 628834[/snapback] No chit, :bigshock: is right! I would to see how the incentives break down myself. Edited December 23, 2004 by Gunther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAUgrad Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 He's definitely overpaid. Won't last 10 years due to injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 These 100 mill contracts aren't necesarrily all that impressive. Culpepper got one. It will be interesting to hear what some of the bonus's are. Daunte has a yearly incentive bonus of $900,000 if he makes the Pro Bowl....on Special Teams. Teams can take unreached bonus's like this and use them to increase the following years cap number. Also, 10 year contracts tend to have some huge numbers in the later years, where it's pretty obvious that there will be some "renegotiations" going on down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted December 23, 2004 Author Share Posted December 23, 2004 $37 million in guaranteed bonuses :bigshock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilwoman Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 There is no doubt that Vick is one of the most exciting players to watch in the NFL....but I just dont think he will ever be the all around QB Manning is. Manning is a Master of the game and still learning...Vick is just ability...and he has alot of atheletic ability...he runs like a deer and has a cannon for an arm. I just dont see him healthy for very many years. Manning will be in the league long after Vick...just an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 That's all he can be is just ability until he gets an O line and has a savior WR like what McNabb got this season. Didn't McNabb not even throw a TD last season until Week 7 or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostFace Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 That's all he can be is just ability until he gets an O line and has a savior WR like what McNabb got this season. Didn't McNabb not even throw a TD last season until Week 7 or something? 628980[/snapback] Week 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcoach Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 If 100 mil is par today for Vick's numbers, then there are a few QBs that need to restructure their contracts... especially Manning. 628845[/snapback] Absolutely, but what would you ask for being Manning and knowing what Vick got. Can anyone count that high? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezhed Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 I bet former Sooner QB Jamel Holliway is pissed. He was the Micheal Vick of his day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 Over rated and now over paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenom Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 Over rated and now over paid. 629264[/snapback] Everyone who doesn't win the super bowl is overpaid............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoBeast Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 he's worth $$$. sick of seeing all those 7 spamshirts. there's some serious manlove for this guy. but far as his stats justifying that contract, oh hell no!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 Everyone who doesn't win the super bowl is overpaid............. 629267[/snapback] Not unless you put up good fantasy football numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 Week 4 629121[/snapback] I just looked it up and McNabb threw his first TD in 2003 in Week 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoog Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 (edited) He's the Anna Nichole Smith of the NFL ... sweet to look at some days, but just a bit unpredictable and probably not the best choice out there ... and just about as rich based on just about as solid a career ... 628896[/snapback] And Vick doesn't even have nice B Bs! Edited December 24, 2004 by McBoog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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