Matthew Stafford has spent his entire NFL career with the Lions and that will continue thanks to an extremely lucrative contract extension.
Earlier this month, Lions general manager Bob Quinn indicated the two sides were not close in working towards an extension. Whatever issues there may have been have apparently been resolved, because Stafford will soon be the highest-paid player in league history, according to Adam Schefter.
Lions and Matthew Stafford agreed to five-year contract expected to make him highest paid player in NFL history, a team source told ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 29, 2017
Stafford is heading into his ninth season. He has been named to one Pro Bowl team and thrown for over 4,000 yards in each of past six seasons. Stafford has averaged 28 touchdown passes per season over that span.
