Olivier Vernon – defensive end
2016 salary – impending free agent
2015 started slow for Vernon and by the time he turned his game up the season was pretty much lost. His early inconsistency highlighted the miserable coaching of Kevin Coyle and when he finally started playing to his potential, he showed how good he can be.
My biggest question for Vernon is whether his performance turnaround was due to a scheme and mentality change of defense as a whole or if Vernon realized that his contract after the season would be effected? Regardless, Vernon earned a number three ProFootballFocus ranking with a 92.