Shortly after the close of the 2017 season, the San Francisco 49ers locked quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo up to a long term extension worth $137.5 million. At the time, the deal set records for some guaranteed money and yearly salary only to be broken a few months later by Kirk Cousins (guarantees) and later Matt Ryan (just about anything involving money). Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson have followed along and now, Garoppolo’s contract looks like a masterpiece of Paraag Marathe negotiating.
The big hit was 2018.