Chad Kelly’s Future in Toronto

[ArgoGabe22]

Ralph Wilson and Rob Johnson want a word.

But I really don't see that happening now with such bloated contracts. Both Johnson and Flutie made $5M. Allen is making an average of $43M. No way Allen sits if the Flutie-Johnson happens today with Allen and his backup.

[paulwoods13]

But I really don't see that happening now with such bloated contracts. Both Johnson and Flutie made $5M. Allen is making an average of $43M. No way Allen sits if the Flutie-Johnson happens today with Allen and his backup.

In 1998, Johnson signed a five-year contract worth $25 million with the Bills, and Flutie signed a two-year contract worth $650,000. Flutie took over as starter early that season, and was still the starter in 1999 until the Bills stupidly benched him for Johnson in the game that became the Music City Miracle. Whether or not something like that might happen today, it did happen in 1998.

[ArgoGabe22]

In 1998, Johnson signed a five-year contract worth $25 million with the Bills, and Flutie signed a two-year contract worth $650,000. Flutie took over as starter early that season, and was still the starter in 1999 until the Bills stupidly benched him for Johnson in the game that became the Music City Miracle. Whether or not something like that might happen today, it did happen in 1998.

This may not add anything to the overall point, and not trying to argue. But I believe Flutie got a $6M bonus. More so an FYI and why I think his salary had appeared to be similar to Johnson's on the site I referenced.

[paulwoods13]

This may not add anything to the overall point, and not trying to argue. But I believe Flutie got a $6M bonus. More so an FYI and why I think his salary had appeared to be similar to Johnson's on the site I referenced.

I'm also not trying to argue -- and IMO this whole discussion is a bit silly; why should any of us spend psychic energy this week focusing on an extremely unlikely "what if," which is why I somewhat facetiously replied in the first place -- but Sportrac says Flutie signed a two-year deal worth $625,000 (including $25,000 signing bonus) in 1998 when he left the Argos. In 1999, after he as a $300,000 QB beat out $5M QB Johnson and was named to the Pro Bowl, that contract was ripped up and he signed for four years, $21.8M including $6M signing bonus. So as a (much) lower-paid guy, he supplanted Johnson, and the following year Johnson, as a (slightly lower-paid) guy supplanted him.