It’s a great time to be a quarterback. NFL team owners know that they can’t win a Super Bowl without a sure-handed passer, and the very best ones are wielding their leverage to move to new teams where they can weigh in on further personnel moves.
And then, of course, there’s the money. Just in this current offseason, Matthew Stafford (of the Super Bowl-winning Los Angeles Rams), Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers), and Deshaun Watson (Cleveland Browns) all signed massive deals. Watson’s record-breaking contract with Cleveland was the biggest; it guarantees him $230 million over five years — despite the fact that the man faces 22 civil suits for sexual misconduct and sexual assault.