Eli Manning is about to be a lot richer.
The New York Giants quarterback reportedly is on the verge of a monster contract extension that would put him among the league’s highest-paid QBs, per NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
.@RapSheet: "Sources tell me that Giants & Eli Manning are finalizing 4-yr, $84 mil extension that will allow him to retire member of NYG."
— NFL Media (@NFLMedia) September 10, 2015
.@RapSheet: "I’m told there is a good chance that Eli Manning and the Giants sign this deal tomorrow."
— NFL Media (@NFLMedia) September 10, 2015
.@RapSheet: "At this point, they have reached an agreement on the money; they are just finalizing some key terms."
— NFL Media (@NFLMedia) September 10, 2015
Pro Football Talk added insight on the hold-up.
Per source, last major holdup for Giants and QB Eli Manning is whether his guaranteed money will has offset language.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) September 10, 2015
If true, Manning’s contract would make him the fourth-highest-paid quarterback in the NFL in terms of average annual value at exactly $21 million, meaning he’d make more than both his older brother Peyton ($17M) and Patriots QB Tom Brady ($9M).
The three in front of him? Aaron Rodgers ($22M), Russell Wilson ($21.9M) and Ben Roethlisberger ($21.85M). That’s impressive company.
No pressure, Eli.
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