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Matt Cassel-QB- Chiefs

// July 14th, 2009 // rotoworld news

Chiefs signed QB Matt Cassel to a six-year, $63 million contract, including $28 million guaranteed and $40.5 million in the first three seasons.
The Chiefs would’ve been on the hook for an insane $14.651M salary had Cassel played his first season in Kansas City with no extension. Cassel, 27, has been a starter for one year of his life since high school. Committing top-five QB money (and ironically, more than Tom Brady makes) to Cassel is an enormous risk, but the Chiefs believe offensive guru Todd Haley can harness his solid all-around skill set. We think it’s a risk worth taking, but the contract could haunt the franchise for years if it goes sour.