November 04, 2015
Bob Leverone/AP
Whether Sam Bradford received a contract extension offer or not, the important thing is that it didn't happen.
This past Monday, appearing on the Josh Innes Show on 94.1 WIP, Howard Eskin said that the Philadelphia Eagles had previously offered Sam Bradford a contract extension worth around $72 million over four years.
“They were big fans of Bradford,” Eskin explained. “They’re not as big of fans of Bradford because obviously they will not sign him to the contract that he turned down which was about $18 million a year.”
Eskin went on to clarify that the offer the Eagles made to Bradford was for 4 years at $18 million per year. Eskin also reported that it was Bradford’s agent, not Bradford, that ultimately influenced the turning down of the deal.
On Tuesday, appearing on 97.5 the Fanatic, Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports agreed that a contract extension offer existed, but that it did not contain much in the way of guaranteed money.
.@MikeGarafolo said on @975TheFanatic that the Eagles didn’t offer a lot of guaranteed money to Bradford in this deal.
— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) November 3, 2015
Today, speaking for the first time to Philly media since those radio hits (I'll stop short of calling them hard "reports"), Sam Bradford denied that he received a contract offer.
"That offer must have gotten lost in the mail, because I don’t know if I ever saw that one," said Bradford. He added, "I think those thoughts are a long way down the road. Obviously, we have a big game against Dallas this week."
Bradford is 30th in QB rating and 31st in yards per pass attempt. Additionally, of 33 quarterbacks with enough qualifying pass attempts, he is one of only three quarterbacks to throw more interceptions than touchdowns.
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