Yeah, this. All I know is he's a very wealthy 26 yr old. :)

The fact that people are trying to pretend that the portion of the contract that isn't part of the extension is in any way relevant to this deal shows how dumb some posters on here really are.

They added four years and $88,000,000 to his deal. The fact that he still has a year left under the old contract is immaterial to the value of the extension.

LMAO

Russell Wilson did not agree to play for the Seattle Seahawks from 2015 to 2019, which is five seasons, for $110 million or an average of $22 million per year.

Russell Wilson DID agree to play for the Seattle Seahawks from 2015 to 2019, which is five seasons, for $87.5 million, or an average of $17.5 million per year.

5 year contract, $17.5 million per year. It can't be any simpler than that.

This is absolutely ridiculous.

He's no longer playing under his rookie contract. He has a completely new contract with the Seattle Seahawks, with $60 million guaranteed and total value of $87.5 million.

He's not playing on a one year deal, he's playing under a five year contract, which averages $17.5 million per year, IF he meets all of the contract escalators but his base salaries equal $58.5 million.

IF he had signed a four year deal through 2018, he'd be earning $21.9 million over the course of the contract but he signed a FIVE YEAR deal, which averages $17.5 million.

$17.5 million is a fair deal for Wilson. That annual average figure would put him in the #8-12 range compared to the rest of the league's QB salaries for 2015.

It's a great deal for Seattle and a nice deal for Wilson. $60 million guaranteed will most certainly set him and his family up for generations and there's no risk of an injury derailing a future payday.

If Wilson fails to hit any escalators (unlikely but possible, if there's an injury), the contract averages to completely manageable $12 million per year.

The ESPN piece with Wilson is cringe worthy. Such sad music.

Just for Pizza Boy:

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...876m-extension

1. Average Per Year: Wilson will have the second-highest average per year of all quarterbacks in the NFL at $21.9 million per year, just a hair under Aaron Rodgers contract with the Packers ($22 million). Assuming, of course, you only count the extension. Add in Russell's current $1.5 million in the 2015 season and Wilson is getting paid $17.82 million per year. That addition moves him from sitting in between Rodgers and Roethlisberger to sitting between Tony Romo and Matthew Stafford. Which is kind of funny because of where people would place Wilson among the hierarchy of quarterbacks

Why are we calling Hootie Pizza Boy? I know there's a good story behind it.

You keep bending the contract your way to make it look like you're right. If we're using that logic Justin Houston signed for a shit load more than JJ Watt because Watt still had some more years left on his rookie deal. 13.75 vs 16.7 if my math is right.. It's all about the new money when discussing extensions

LMAO

How many years is Wilson now signed to play for the Seattle Seahawks?

How much money will he make during those years?

You can't say "Well, it's an extension and he's only making $1.5 million this year" when he's been given a $31 million dollar signing bonus.

Plus, his contract has been completely re-written and the old rookie contract no longer exists.

Okay so why are you acting like Aaron Rodgers is making so much more? If you do the same to his contract he is making $18.4/per

By the same logic, Rodgers actually signed a 7 year, $129 million contract, for an average of $18.4 million per year.

I never said a single word about Aaron Rodgers or his deal.

It's not "logic", it's fact.

Agents and teams throw out all the crazy ass numbers to wow and impress people, but the books say otherwise.

If Aaron Rodgers is currently playing on a 7 year, $129 million dollar contract (and I'm just using your numbers, not looking them up), then he's averaging $18.4 million per year, that is, if he hits all of his escalators.

It's pretty simple.