Sam Bradford’s agent should be in the Hall of Fame.
He was the last QB to get the big rookie contract before they added the rookie salary cap, but he has still been able to finesse teams into giving him big deals for minimal work.
Case in point.
Bradford signed with Arizona as a free agent in March and received a $10 million signing bonus, about $2.5 million in base salary and another $1 million in playing-time bonuses for a total of $13.5 million.
He was scheduled to earn a total of $5 million in base salary in 2018 while being eligible for a $312,500 roster bonus for each game he was active. He also had an option for 2019 that would have been worth a maximum of $20 million. Any team that claims Bradford off waivers will inherit the 30-year-old’s Cardinals contract.
The former Heisman Trophy winner started the Cardinals’ first three games this season, but after losing the opening two and throwing two interceptions in Week 3, he was replaced by rookie Josh Rosen at the end of the defeat to Chicago.
So, in the end, he made a little over $14 million before the Cardinals kept making him inactive to try to save them some money.
The Cardinals finally cut him and the question begs will another team be the next sucker.