[ColoradoTree]

[quote author=dabigv link=topic=15252.msg165722#msg165722 date=1467296874]
Sounds like he left a lot of money on the table as is. I'm just dissapointed hes still playing for that execrable organization.

I think that's a ludicrous assertion:
- Largest contract in NFL history
- $22M more guaranteed money than any other player in the NFL
- Over $24M/year for the first 4 years ($97M total).  I think that's the highest salary of ANY player in the league
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Yet asserted it remains, and not just by dabigv.  Jim Irsay acknowledged Luck left money on the table.  And this ESPN report (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/166214...arterbacks), noted a few points as to how Luck could have made more.  In fact, many folks thought Luck's contract might actually be fully guaranteed, given his importance to the organization, his youth, and his skill level.  Certainly, had he been a free agent this offseason, he could have commanded more money.  See http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl.../86522810/. If he'd said, "$27M/year or I'm walking," or "I want every last penny fully guaranteed," that's tough for the Colts to walk away from. Because some beleaguered franchise would have absolutely ponied up that money in free agency.

Heck, with wage inflation, we see a new "largest contract in NFL history" every few years.  Just because he got the most doesn't mean he couldn't have gotten more.  He's special.  The league knows that.  Irsay knows that. 

[ColoradoTree]

[quote author=dabigv link=topic=15252.msg165722#msg165722 date=1467296874]
Sounds like he left a lot of money on the table as is. I'm just dissapointed hes still playing for that execrable organization.

I think that's a ludicrous assertion:
- Largest contract in NFL history
- $22M more guaranteed money than any other player in the NFL
- Over $24M/year for the first 4 years ($97M total).  I think that's the highest salary of ANY player in the league
[/quote]

Yet asserted it remains, and not just by dabigv.  Jim Irsay acknowledged Luck left money on the table.  And this ESPN report (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/166214...arterbacks), noted a few points as to how Luck could have made more.  In fact, many folks thought Luck's contract might actually be fully guaranteed, given his importance to the organization, his youth, and his skill level.  Certainly, had he been a free agent this offseason, he could have commanded more money.  See http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl.../86522810/. If he'd said, "$27M/year or I'm walking," or "I want every last penny fully guaranteed," that's tough for the Colts to walk away from. Because some beleaguered franchise would have absolutely ponied up that money in free agency.

Heck, with wage inflation, we see a new "largest contract in NFL history" every few years.  Just because he got the most doesn't mean he couldn't have gotten more.  He's special.  The league knows that.  Irsay knows that.