In the 2018 season, the League saw the birth of the highest-paid quarterback and the highest-paid running back.
Rodgers, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, signed a four-year contract worth $134 million, with an annual salary of $33.5 million and guaranteed money of $103 million.
Each statistic set historical records.
Gurley, running back for the Los Angeles Rams, received a four-year $60 million contract, with an average salary of $15 million and $44 million in guaranteed money.
This also set a new record for running back contracts.
It's worth noting that the quarterback contract market is always booming, with the ceiling being raised quickly every year or every two years; the running back contracts were quite different, not seeing a new record until 2024 when McCaffrey renewed with the San Francisco 49ers.
However, that's no longer the case—
A ten-year, $200 million contract—what does it mean?
First, ten years.
