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The five worst quarterback contracts of all-time

By Stanford Crissey

Jan 10, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) throws the ball in front of New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones (95) in the first quarter during the 2014 AFC Divisional playoff football game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 10, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) throws the ball in front of New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones (95) in the first quarter during the 2014 AFC Divisional playoff football game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 8, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (7) runs onto the field prior to the game against the Detroit Lions at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles defeated the Lions 34-20. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 8, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (7) runs onto the field prior to the game against the Detroit Lions at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles defeated the Lions 34-20. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

Michael Vick, Atlanta Falcons, 2004

10 years, $130 million (2005-2014)

Really, how could it be anyone else? Bledsoe would have had to be Ryan Leaf for his contract to have been any worse for his team than this 10-year extension for Vick. There really aren’t any other options to consider. The other options on this list featured poor play and swollen salaries–but none featured federal crime.

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    • At the time, Vick was an incredible athlete and explosive playmaker, a Madden cover boy, and one of the biggest names in the game. Yet it wasn’t exactly clear that he was a championship-caliber quarterback. Prior to the extension, Vick had reached the 2004 NFC title game once but only passed for 2,313 yards with 14 touchdowns and 12 interceptions that season..

    Regardless, Atlanta gave Vick a mammoth ten-year, $130 million extension, making him the highest-paid player in the NFL.

    Two underwhelming years (in which his completion percentage never exceeded 54 percent) followed. Then came the infamous suspension for dogfighting, landing Vick in prison and ending his Falcons tenure (and this contract) in disaster. The team hit rock bottom the next year, finishing 3-13 with Chris Redman and Joey Harrington at quarterback in a season best remembered for then-head coach Bobby Petrino jumping ship with three games to play.

    Considering the public relations nightmare and waste of money this contract turned into, it’s a no-doubter for the worst quarterback contract ever,

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