AP gets 100 mill dollar deal

[packers11]

ikings agreed to terms with RB Adrian Peterson on a seven-year, $100 million contract.

The biggest deal ever given to a running back includes $36 million in guaranteed money, which is $6 million more than Chris Johnson landed earlier this month. If Peterson makes it through the entire contract (which is unlikely), he'll make an average of $14.3 million per year through 2017. It's an astronomical deal for a running back, but it's hard to argue Peterson, still only 26 years old, hasn't earned it by averaging 1,445 rushing yards and 13.5 touchdowns since coming into the league in 2007. He's coming off his "worst" season, which saw him rush for 1,298 yards while finding the end zone 12 times.

[MJZiggy]

I don't care how good he is, there is no WAY he is worth that.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Chris Johnson just soiled his BVDs

[bobblehead]

Good for him...this contract should keep the vikings non competitive for a few more years.

[Brandon494]

Hes the best RB in the league and their franchise player. He is worth it.

[Brando19]

I love it. Invest everything in a RB and the future isn't so bright.

[pbmax]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/10/more-details-on-adrian-petersons-deal/

More details on Adrian Peterson’s deal
Posted by Mike Florio on September 10, 2011, 3:27 PM EDT
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With Adrian Peterson due to make $10.7 million in 2011 and, if subject to the franchise tag, $12.84 million in 2012, Peterson truly was in the driver’s seat. And he has now traded in the car for a deal that will pay him a whopping $40 million in the first three years.

In contrast, Titans running back Chris Johnson will receive $31 million over the next three seasons. Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams will be paid $30 million in that same period of time.

The seven-year deal (technically, six-year extension) will pay $52 million over four years and $65 million over five years. Johnson will get $39 million and $47 million, respectively, over that same period of time.

He is not going to see it all, but its not bad pay for a day's work.

[red]

this is awesome. this is like what the colts did with peyton manning, give him so much money that you can't afford any help for him

and the beauty part is, he's only got 2 or 3 good years left IMO

[red]

Hes the best RB in the league and their franchise player. He is worth it.

i honestly don't know if any running back is worth that much money any more. he's a great running back, but when was the last time a team that relied on the rush to win, won a super bowl?

its a passing game now, we proved last year that you don't need to be great running the ball to win it all

a running back is one of the highest profile guys on the team, but he actually might be one of the least important guys on offense when you really think about it

[mraynrand]

It's a passing league. This is like investing in a really nice ocean liner instead of jets for the NY-London route.

[LP]

I dunno, sounds like slave wages to me.

[HowardRoark]

It's a passing league. This is like investing in a really nice ocean liner instead of jets for the NY-London route.

He can buy this one pretty cheap these days:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1371620/Tiger-Woods-puts-25m-super-yacht-Privacy-sale-Elin-Nordegren-rejects-it.html

[HowardRoark]

Or maybe just this one, he can take his teammates out for a spin on their off week:

[Upnorth]

Excellent, I love seeing division teams put so much into one spot when they have holes elsewhere.

[Brando19]

I dunno, sounds like slave wages to me.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Nice!