THE SIDELINES : Matthews Signs Lucrative Deal
HOUSTON — Houston Oilers All-Pro guard Bruce Matthews has signed a four-year contract extension that will make him one of the best-paid offensive linemen in the NFL.
Matthews will not say how much the deal is worth, but the Houston Chronicle reported today that the agreement eventually will make Matthews the Oilers’ first $1 million-a-year lineman. He signed the contract extension during the weekend.
“There’s a very strongly worded non-disclosure clause in it, but I will say that I’m very happy,” Matthews said after the Oilers’ 23-10 victory Sunday over New Orleans.
Matthews, the team’s No. 1 draft pick in 1983 out of USC, is in the last year of a four-year contract that pays him $425,000 this season.
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