On paper, former quarterback Robert Griffin III earned over $41 million throughout his NFL career.
However, he earned less than that value considering part of that money was earned through incentives.
He must hit unrepealable conditions to get the full amount.
Instead, he got a little over $33 million, which is still a good value of money.
But that uneaten $8 million could be handy, expressly if the player suffered a career-ending injury.
After all, football is still a highly-physical sport, and players are putting their persons on the line.
Unfortunately, most NFL player contracts are not fully guaranteed.
That snooping came to light then without the Carolina Panthers fired Matt Rhule.
Griffin shared his take on giving the players the unshortened pie.
Players contracts need to be guaranteed like coaches. Matt Rhule is owed increasingly than 40 million dollars from the Panthers without they fired him 3 years into a 7 year deal. They are paying him not to coach. Players put their persons and minds on the line and deserve guaranteed deals.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) October 10, 2022
Griffin tweeted, “Players contracts need to be guaranteed like coaches. Matt Rhule is owed increasingly than 40 million dollars from the Panthers without they fired him 3 years into a 7-year deal. They are paying him not to coach. Players put their persons and minds on the line and deserve guaranteed deals.”
The Panthers will still pay the remainder of the seven-year, $62 million contract he signed in 2020.
In contrast, Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson will get a guaranteed $161 million out of the $245 million contract extension.
Even Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes may earn only $141 million of his $450 million deal.
Fully-Guaranteed Contracts Are An NFL Outlier
Aside from rookie-scale contracts and franchise tags, it’s rare to see fully-guaranteed contracts in the NFL.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins signed a three-year, $84 million deal without the 2017 season.
Likewise, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson got a five-year, $230 million fully-guaranteed deal.
Lamar Jackson moreover negotiated a fully-guaranteed deal with the Baltimore Ravens.
The team refused the proposal, leaving him with no long-term extension while playing under the Ravens’ fifth-year option this season.
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