Forte’s 4 year, 32 million dollar deal, with 18 million guaranteed, is less than the deals signed by Chris Johnson, Arian Foster, LeSean McCoy, and DeAngelo Williams in terms of maximum and guaranteed money. Chris Johnson, who signed last offseason, signed to make 55.26 million over 6 years with 30 million guaranteed, once the extension was added to his existing 2 years. Foster got a 5 year, 43.5 million dollar deal this offseason, with 20.75 million guaranteed. LeSean McCoy added on a 5 year deal his remaining year, assuring him 45.615 million over 6 years with 20.765 million guaranteed. Williams got a head scratching 5 year, 43 million dollar deal, with 21 million guaranteed.

This all makes sense because other than the overpaid DeAngelo Williams, Matt Forte is slightly worse than all of those backs. This deal is a little bit more on par with the 4 year, 31 million dollar deal, with 17 million guaranteed, signed by Marshawn Lynch this offseason. I don’t like paying running backs big money because I think you can get 80-90% of the production of 10-20% of the price, but this isn’t a bad deal or anything.

Grade: B

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