Matthew Stafford Pays $11m ($3.6m Over Asking) For Two-Thirds Of Drake’s “Yolo Estate”

ByBrian Warneron April 9, 2022inArticles›Celebrity Homes

Fresh off his Super Bowl championship, LA Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford just treated himself to a new mansion out in Hidden Hills. Actually two mansions. And not just any random mansions. Matthew is the proud new owner of 2/3rds of what previously comprised Drake’s world-famous 6.7-acre “Yolo Estate.”

The Yolo Estate has been Drake’s primary residence in California for the last decade. The history of the Yolo Estate is really incredible. If you want the full backstory, please read our previous coverage from when the property first hit the market: exactly one month ago for $22 million .

Here’s a quick recap –

Back in the early 2010s when Drake was just coming up, he googled " craziest residential swimming pools" . According to legend, he turned one of the image results into his computer background image to serve as daily motivation.

In a perfect example turning your dreams into reality, two years later Drake bought that mansion for $7.7 million.

With two additional purchases, one in 2015 and another in 2018, Drake acquired the two neighboring ranch houses to expand the estate to a 6.7 acres.

A month ago when Drake listed the Yolo Estate, the asking price for the full shebang was $22 million . In other words, for $22 million you could have bought the two ranch houses AND the original property which features the insane pool.

Matthew Stafford just bought the two ranches for $11 million. That amount is a full $3.6 million over their combined separate asking price.

The primary estate is still available for purchase for $14.8 million. Again, this is where you would find Drake’s dream pool. A pool that happens to be one of the largest residential swimming pools in Southern California, featuring a swim-up, underground grotto and an 80-foot waterside.

Below is an aerial image of the full Yolo Estate. Matthew bought everything to the left of the red line that I added. Everything to the right of the red line is the primary Yolo Estate property:

And below is a full video tour of the Yolo Estate. You get a good sense of the sprawling pool and entertainment area from 1:05 to 1:40. You see the grotto in detail from 2:50 through the end:

Matthew Stafford and his family are no strangers to Hidden Hills.

Just one week after being traded to the Rams in early 2021, the Staffords plunked down $19.6 million for a still-under-construction spec home that is located less than a mile down the block within the same gated community. It’s 18 houses down the street. FYI, Kylie Jenner lives directly across the street from the spec home .

If I were a betting man, I would wager that Matthew plans to use his two new properties as grandparent units. They’re just close enough without having your parents or in-laws living in an ADU in the back yard.

As for Drake, at the time he listed the Yolo Estate for sale last month, he was finalizing a $70 million purchase of a 20-acre property in Beverly Hills . The seller of this home was British singer Robbie Williams . Robbie has since moved to a $50 million Beverly Hills mansion.

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Matthew Stafford Will Likely Become The Highest-Paid Player In The NFL With His Next Extension

ByJoey Heldon December 11, 2016inArticles›Sports News

The Detroit Lions have been living on the edge all season. In their first 11 games, they trailed in the fourth quarter. This past week against the New Orleans Saints – we’ll remind you it’s the first week of December – was the first time the Lions had played in a game decided by more than seven points. Yet they’re sitting at 8-4 and in first place in the NFC North, and a big reason for that is Matthew Stafford .

The Lions quarterback is flirting with his best passer rating and completion percentage ever, and is on pace to throw single-digit interceptions for just the second time in his career. The other time? 2009, when Stafford only played three games thanks to injury.

It’s going to result in a big payday for Stafford, whose contract expires next season. He’s likely to become the highest-paid player in the league, and it’s not crazy to think he’ll command $25 million per year. That’s what his agents had in mind, even before his great 2016.

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He probably won’t have to wait until 2017, either. The Lions haven’t exactly seen much postseason success in the past 60 years, winning just one playoff game since 1957. They’d be wise to lock Stafford up to a long-term deal, even if it means meeting his salary demands.

Currently, Stafford is making $17 million and is on the books for another $16.5 million last year. He signed an extension in 2013 and turns 29 in February, so he’s still got plenty of good years left in him.

This offseason, Colts quarterback Andrew Luck signed a five-year, $122.97 million deal, which is the richest in NFL history. Luck is making about $24.6 million per year with his new contract.

He joined Drew Brees , Joe Flacco and Carson Palmer as the only quarterbacks to average more than $22 million per season.

Stafford has a very real chance to surpass all of them. He can put himself in a much better position by getting Detroit back to the postseason and leading them to a victory once they’re there.

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