Crazy NFL Salaries
 

It's clear if you want to be overpaid and under-perform, sign with Oakland.

Top earners for 2008:

1. Ben Roethlisberger - $27,701,920
2. Jared Allen - $21,119,256
3. Larry Fitzgerald - $17,103,480
4. Jamarcus Russell - $16,872,400
5. Michael Turner - $16,003,840
6. Chris Snee - $14,890,000
7. Asante Samuel - $14,145,500
8. Moss, Randy - $14,006,720
9. Adams, Flozell - $14,005,760
10. Kelly, Tommy - $13,978,480
11. Owens, Terrell - $13,731,560
12. Berrian, Bernard - $13,705,000
13. Roos, Michael - $13,505,520
14. Faine, Jeff - $13,105,760
15. Smith, Will - $12,950,000
16. Romo, Tony - $12,886,600
17. Wharton, Travelle - $12,850,000
18. Odom, Antwan - $12,800,000
19. Newman, Terence - $12,611,240
20. Barber, Marion - $12,522,400
21. Smith, Justin (DE) - $12,250,000
22. Walker, Javon - $12,000,960
23. Favre, Brett - $12,000,000
24. Jackson, Steven - $12,000,000
25. Pace, Calvin - $12,000,000

Wow, Big Ben... that pay check must be hard to live on. ****!! I hate my life :(

Or Dallas.

And Chris Snee? Chris ****ing Snee? Jebus.

Wow.

$27M for the 24th rated passer and a 1.13-to-1 TD/INT ratio.

I'm betting Philip Rivers is looking at that and smiling.

Where is manning at. There are some guys on there that are great players. A joy to watch.

With salaries like that, making the Pioli the highest paid GM is so worth it. His salary is chump change comparatively, and he has so much more impact long-term than almost all of those players.

Wow.

Phillip Rivers and Eli Manning are going to enjoy this offseason, this much is clear.

Family bonus.

Javon Walker has to be the smartest man alive.

Rivers deserves it, IMO.

Manning, not so much.

I loved the Inside the NFL segment a few weeks ago when they asked Simms about this potential contract, and he said, "well, he'll get it, but he's maybe the 15th best QB in the league."

Eli's basically getting paid because he had a 6 game run over his 4 year career, and his defense shut down the most potent offense in the league, getting him a ring.

What is the Raiders Cap situation next year?

BTW, the two highest paid Chiefs this year: Branden Albert and Glenn Dorsey.

However, the highest cap values was Patrick Surtain.

Really, this list is just all who signed a new contract this year and got the bonus money kicked in.

It will be an entirely new list next year. Still, though. Chris ****ing Snee :shake:

Not sure, but their total payroll in 2008 was most in the NFL: $152,389,371. :eek:

Correct, it's mainly a list of who got bonus money.

Projected to be $4M under the cap, as of now.

http://www.askthecommish.com/salarycap/numbers.asp

Wow, Ben Rothlisberger makes $1.68 Mil per game.

or $28,000 per minute of that game.

PhillyChiefFan is depressed at his life...

His base this year was $2.5M while his bonus was $25M.

So with the NFL contract inflations (due in large part to Al Davis), that is like $500,000 above cap in 2003, right?

I wish we would have done something like this with Dorsey and Albert since we did not use the rest of our cap money. That would make it easier to sign kids next year and on, as well as cut one had they been a typical hiefs 1st round pick.

We did. Their base salaries in 2008 were $295,000.

Albert had a signing bonus of $2,500,000 and other bonuses of $6,683,750 for a total salary of $9,478,750 and cap value of $4,798,750.

Dorsey had a bonus of $6,638,250 for a total salary of $6,933,250 and a cap value of $2,395,000.

I don't know if this makes me a bad football fan... but I had to google this guy...

17. Wharton, Travelle - $12,850,000

A QB would have to go to 5 Pro-Bowls to be of comparable worth to Chris Snee.

Unless that QB is the son-in-law of his team's head coach.

Not to change the subject... But, other than a 5 year deal as the highest paid GM in the league, does anybody know any details of his contract?

Why? Who cares? It is not your money and it has no impact on how much can be spent on players.

And to think, during Ben's rookie season I asked his grandma if he had a suite at the stadium. She said "Just a small one. He doesn't have much money".

after attempting to play football in the snow yesterday with some friends, and all of us nearly collapsing after about 3 minutes of play, i have decided that i will never again complain about a professional football player making too much money.

i have never heard of him.

LT for the Panthers.

Just beacause you are out of shape it means they deserve the $?

well, unless someone else can prove that they can do their job better than them for less money, yes.

I believe he's Tom Coughlin's son-in-law.

Man, I thought I was making a lot at ~ 3.7mil/year.

Big Ben's downturn has to do with his OL. But he is overpayed for sure!!

As for PR

http://www.galesburg.com/sports/pro/...eal-for-Rivers

Antwan Odom straight up fleeced the Bengles.