If you believe other reports, it was substantial, and Samardzija turned them down. He's going to be expensive. I thought I remember some quotes from him saying he's more than happy to wait. And he should be. He's been making 2-3m per year for multiple years now. It's not like this is his first chance to make some real money. As long as he hasn't been an idiot he should be set from a "nobody in his family will go hungry" standpoint. He can afford to wait for big one. Yep. Sure -- there's still a risk with waiting, though. It's still a lot of money that would go by the boards should he suffer a big injury (NOT gonna happen because of my positive mojo).