A closer look at top NFL contracts by position
In light of KK's contract situation and the dilemma now created for the Panthers by Fletcher Cox's massive deal in Philly, I spent some time yesterday digging around Spotrac looking at how different teams manage the cap and which teams give out the most premium contracts.
From Spotrac, I looked at all current NFL contracts with an average annual salary of $5,000,000 or higher. These are basically the premium players in the league. There are 290 players earning an annual average of at lea
Well, now the Panthers have 7 players north of 5 million per year. LT Michael Oher was just given a 3 year extension:
Pretty much what I expected:
Maybe a tad bit above what I thought. But a solid LT is very very worth the money.
Given that the average for the 22 highest paid LTs in the league is slightly above 9.1 million a year, this contract at about 7 million per year is still a bargain. (The top 10 LTs make north of 11.6 million per year).
Here are the