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10 Highest Paid Players in the NFL Heading Into the 2017 Season
The top 10 highest paid NFL players in 2017 based on their cap hit include 8 quarterbacks and two defensive players. The Washington Redskins are the only team with two players on the list, also including the only franchise tagged player on the list, Kirk Cousins. Below the top 10 is a list of the highest paid players in the league based on total cash.
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10 Highest Paid NFL Players in 2016
Our list for the 10 highest paid players in the 2016 NFL season is based on total cash and not base salaries, which means players receiving huge signing bonuses for more recent contract deals fill up the top 10. Five non-quarterbacks made it on the list: Muhammad Wilkerson, Justin Houston, Olivier Vernon, Fletcher Cox and Von Miller. Among quarterbacks, only one, Brock Osweiler, didn’t sign the massive deal with the team he played for last season.
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Top 10 Highest Paid NFL Players Heading Into the 2015 Season
Our list for the 10 highest paid players in the 2015 NFL season is based on total cash and not base salaries, which means players receiving huge signing bonuses for more recent contract deals fill up the top 10, including two Atlanta Falcons players (Matt Ryan, Julio Jones) and five more quarterbacks: Ben Roethlisberger, Russell […]
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Seattle Seahawks – Earl Thomas Becomes Highest Paid Safety
It was quite obvious the Seattle Seahawks were going to need to spend a lot money in order to keep their Super Bowl winning defense intact, so it comes as no surprise that they went ahead and turned Earl Thomas into the highest paid safety in the history of the NFL, going by the average salary of his new deal.