Lions Have Money To Burn » Brats & Beer

June 4, 2006
posted under: Lions suck, Matt Millen, moolah

Matt Millen strikes another blow for effective management in the NFL. The Lions on Wednesday signed Ross Verba to a deal that will pay the former Packer defensive lineman $4 million to play this season. According to ESPN, the contract gives Verba a $2.2 million signing bonus and a base salary of $1.8 million, but the deal could be worth $20 million over five years if the team exercises an option next year. Four million bucks for a guy that didn’t play at all in 2003 due to an injury and sat out all of last year after the Browns released him? Apparently the Ford family is doing so well they have money to burn, and Millen is more than happy to oblige. I’d be willing to go fill a couple cans of gasoline and to help out. Burn, baby, burn.

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