Life has been good for Matthew Stafford since being traded to the Los Angeles Rams last offseason. He won his first playoff game, won a Super Bowl, bought two of Drake’s houses in Hidden Hills and signed a new contract extension worth $160 million for four years.
Like he said in that funny AT&T commercial, it was a life-changing trade.
So much so that he’s actually the highest-paid NFL player for 2022. That’s not based on annual salary, but rather the amount he’s earned in the last 12 months, according to Sportico. Sportico’s estimates are based on 12-month earnings between June 2021 and May 2022, and signing bonuses that are paid within 12 months of the contract being signed are included in the total tally.
