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Report: Bradford signs NFL's richest deal
EARTH CITY, Mo., Sam Bradford, the overall No. 1 choice in the 2010 NFL Draft, has signed the most lucrative contract in NFL history, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said Friday.
Bradford, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2008 while quarterbacking the Oklahoma Sooners, signed a six-year deal with the St. Louis Rams worth $78 million, with $50 million of that guaranteed, the report said.
That would make it pro football's largest contract and put pressure on the Rams to get Bradford into a starting role as soon as possible.
The Rams finished 1-15 last season to earn the No. 1 draft choice. Bradford, 23, threw for 4,720 yards and 50 touchdowns while winning the Heisman two years ago. Oklahoma set an NCAA record that year for most points in a 14-game season with 716.
Bradford's 2009 campaign was cut short by a pair of shoulder injuries, the second one coming in a loss to Texas.
EARTH CITY, Mo., Sam Bradford, the overall No. 1 choice in the 2010 NFL Draft, has signed the most lucrative contract in NFL history, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said Friday.
Bradford, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2008 while quarterbacking the Oklahoma Sooners, signed a six-year deal with the St. Louis Rams worth $78 million, with $50 million of that guaranteed, the report said.
That would make it pro football's largest contract and put pressure on the Rams to get Bradford into a starting role as soon as possible.
The Rams finished 1-15 last season to earn the No. 1 draft choice. Bradford, 23, threw for 4,720 yards and 50 touchdowns while winning the Heisman two years ago. Oklahoma set an NCAA record that year for most points in a 14-game season with 716.
Bradford's 2009 campaign was cut short by a pair of shoulder injuries, the second one coming in a loss to Texas.