San Diego Chargers Score Big on Deal for Safety Eric Weddle

September 10, 2011   ·   Michael Callaham   ·   Jump to comments

Within minutes of the announcement that a deal had been struck, the Chargers' front office was roundly lambasted by the media who came out, en masse, to accuse San Diego of overpaying for free safety Eric Weddle. But all the criticism stemming from the media amounts to nothing more than sensationalism and hyperbole manufactured for the purpose of capturing the attention of the fans.
One popular analyst even went so far as wildly proclaiming that Weddle's new contract made him the highest paid safety in the league. But the reality is that Weddle isn't even the highest paid safety in his own division. Look it up. That honor belongs to Eric Berry, who signed a $60 million contract with the Chiefs back in 2010.
Others suggested that Weddle had no business being paid more than playmakers like Ed Reed or Troy Polamalu. Analysts, pundits and columnists seemed collectively beside themselves with disbelief that the 26-year-old, who had yet to receive a single Pro Bowl bid, could ev...

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