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The 2005 #1 overall pick Alex Smith just signed a $49.5 million contract for 6 years. How old is he? 22? Man that's a lot of money to toss a ball around.
Alex Smith, the first pick in April's draft, agreed to terms Monday on a six-year, $49.5 million deal with the 49ers. The $24 million in guarantees for Smith is a 20 percent increase over Eli Manning's then-landmark 2004 deal.
The significance of this, however, is that now everyone else can start signing and showing up to camp.
This contract is a joke. A unproven rookie is making for then veterans who have proven themselves in this league. I don't know for sure but i bet you this contract blows away Jake Delhomes, Plummers of the league. All this money for a kid, who you may have to give a new contract by the time he is even worth a damn.
Look at the contracts of other #1 overall QB's in recent history. Smith's is pretty much in line. Like all the others....he is a 50/50 shot to succeed/fail.
If he succeeds, he's worth it....if he tanks....he's not.
"Show me a good loser and I will show you an idiot"
--Leo Durocher
Mike Williams got a $38 million deal and he was the 4th overall pick 3 years ago.
The guaranteed money Smith got is about the same that Eli got last season.
I believe Tom Donahoe has said that if the Bills ever got a top 5 pick again they would always try and trade it away because of the money you have to shell out in order to sign them.
That's 1/5 more. I wouldn't call that "about the same".
I thought Manning got 22.4 or something like that. I guess I was wrong, but it's not that surprising though, it goes up every year. I don't think it really matters how much is guaranteed anyway. He and Eli are still going to see the full $40+ million that they signed for.
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