Donovan McNabb has reportedly agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Redskins worth $78 million, according to ESPN's Michael Smith. The deal includes $40 million in guaranteed money and could balloon to $88 million total if McNabb secures all the bonuses included.
McNabb, 33, was set to become a free agent at the end of the 2010 season -- a possibility that looked more and more likely in recent weeks, especially when McNabb was benched late in a loss at Detroit in favor of Rex Grossman.
Instead, McNabb now appears locked in as the Redskins' starting QB for both the present and near future.
The Redskins traded a 2010 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2011 pick to Philadelphia in April to secure McNabb's services. McNabb had been unable to secure a contract extension to this point, though reports over the weekend indicated that he and Washington were closing in on a long-term deal.
McNabb's extension runs through the 2015 season, at which point the veteran QB would be 39 years old.
In eight games this season, McNabb has thrown for 1,971 yards, seven touchdowns and eight interceptions. He's also rushed for 135 yards.
McNabb, 33, was set to become a free agent at the end of the 2010 season -- a possibility that looked more and more likely in recent weeks, especially when McNabb was benched late in a loss at Detroit in favor of Rex Grossman.
Instead, McNabb now appears locked in as the Redskins' starting QB for both the present and near future.
The Redskins traded a 2010 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2011 pick to Philadelphia in April to secure McNabb's services. McNabb had been unable to secure a contract extension to this point, though reports over the weekend indicated that he and Washington were closing in on a long-term deal.
McNabb's extension runs through the 2015 season, at which point the veteran QB would be 39 years old.
In eight games this season, McNabb has thrown for 1,971 yards, seven touchdowns and eight interceptions. He's also rushed for 135 yards.
for the very few that think this is an okay deal......i will give you this....he is an above average QB that deserves a lot of respect and history has shown he brings results.
The amount of the deal is fairly justifiable with how he is playing today.
but this is assuming he will remain at this level or improve over the next 4 years......35 year olds don't get better as the years go on unless they are barry bonds juice
The amount of the deal is fairly justifiable with how he is playing today.
but this is assuming he will remain at this level or improve over the next 4 years......35 year olds don't get better as the years go on unless they are barry bonds juice
This is as strange as it gets. He is 34 years old! There is a batch of young talented qbs coming up the tracks who could not get half of this and they are his equal and much younger. No telling what the truth in all of this is. I don't like Shanahan at all but he has the right to bench anyone he wants and he does not owe the media a heartfelt explanation. He muffed it when he tried to elaborate on his decision to the press and it quickly became a mess. Bottom line is that any other qb in this situation with an unsettled labor situation in the offing is not offered all of that crazy money, this is very odd. DFM has quite the book to write when he calls it quits. No other pro athlete has had a more curious career than MCNabb. Usually he is not at fault but he is always at the center of some controversy every year it seems.
There is nothing reasonable about giving McNabb 40 million guaranteed. He has proven/won fuck all. Yeah, 5 playoff trips. No rings. Give Brady 40 million guaranteed. Give Peyton, Roethlisberger 40 million guaranteed. At least they have PROVEN they are more than simple counting numbers. The rings matter, gents. Countless heartaches and bone-head decisions in the playoffs does not matter. I've never been a McChoke supporter. When I was younger, yes, I was all about counting numbers. Not to take anything away from Marino, but stats can build a legacy only so much.
