If Cleveland quarterback Derek Anderson struggles Sunday against Cincinnati, he is expected to be benched in favor of Browns backup Brady Quinn.
And while economic hardships have slammed this country, Quinn’s earning power is about to skyrocket if he is inserted into the lineup Sunday or anytime soon.
Quinn’s contract includes clauses that state if he plays 55 percent of the Browns offensive snaps this and next year — or 70 percent in 2009 — his base salaries in 2010 and 2011 will jump an extra $11 million.
As it is now, Quinn’s base salaries in 2010 and 2011 are scheduled to be $700,000 in each year. But if Quinn plays in 55 percent of the Browns plays this and next year, his base salary jumps $5 million in 2010 and $5.95 million in 2011.
It is with this in mind that the Browns structured Anderson’s three-year, $24.5 million contract the way they did. Anderson is scheduled to make $9.5 million in 2010. But the Browns are going to pay that money to only one quarterback — Anderson or Quinn. Anderson’s chances are whittling away; Quinn’s could be coming as early as Sunday in Cincinnati.
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