Adam Schefter

The other day, I was wearing my Pacers gear on your show, and this is just one of the many benefits that comes along.

And I got a text from somebody in Oklahoma City.

Hey.

We need to get you some Oklahoma City gear.

So this morning, Matt Tumbleson of the Oklahoma City Thunder sent me a package, a nice little care package with some goodies in there, including this little thing.

First of all, you're talking about the reigning MVP.

So somebody that's in that position deserves to be rewarded.

And he was.

And then, of course, they go out and they draft Ty Simpson with the 13th overall pick.

And I would think that also in a backhanded way enters into the equation.

OK, so we got the MVP.

We got a guy where we just took a quarterback when he won the MVP.

Let's show him how much we love him.

appreciate him and want him here in the future.

So he goes out and signs an extension worth $55 million in new money, up to $60 million with incentives.

He now has two years left on his deal, $95 million up to $105 million, depending on incentives.

And I think Matthew Stafford always was going to approach this year to year and will again continue to approach it year by year.

But the truth of the matter is, I think with a deal like this, it shows that he's truly thinking and probably planning

on playing a couple of years at this point in time.

Doesn't mean he will, but I think the signs now point in that direction that they have Stafford in 26, Stafford in 27, and they can begin to get Ty Simpson potentially ready for the 28th season.