The 25 Highest Salaries In The NFL In 2014

Think the best players are the guys getting paid the most? Not always...while most of the salaries here make sense, there are definitely a few head-scratchers.

 

25. (tie) Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City WR: $8,750,000

25. (tie) Charles Johnson, Carolina DE: $8,750,000

24. Russell Okung, Seattle T: $8,760,000

23. Carson Palmer, Arizona QB: $9,000,000

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22. Matt Ryan, Atlanta QB: $9,500,000

21. Jason Worilds, Pittsburgh LB: $9,754,000

17. (tie) Alex Mack, Cleveland C: $10,000,000

17. (tie) James Laurinaitis, St. Louis LB: $10,000,000

17. (tie) Vincent Jackson, Tampa Bay WR: $10,000,000

17. (tie) Andre Johnson, Houston WR: $10,000,000

16. Drew Brees, New Orleans QB: $10,750,000

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15. Joe Thomas, Cleveland T: $10,900,000

14. Percy Harvin, Seattle WR: $11,000,000

13. Brian Orakpo, Washington LB: $11,455,000*

12. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota RB: $11,750,000

11. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh QB: $12,100,000

10. Ndamukong Suh, Detroit DT: $12,550,000

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9. Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay DT: $12,732,253

8. Greg Hardy, Carolina DE: $13,116,000*

7. Chris Long, St. Louis DE: $13,200,000

6. Philip Rivers, San Diego QB: $13,800,000

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5. Sam Bradford, St. Louis QB: $14,015,000

3. (tie) Mike Wallace, Miami WR: $15,000,000

3. (tie) Peyton Manning, Denver QB: $15,000,000

2. Eli Manning, New York Giants QB: $15,150,000

1. Jay Cutler, Chicago QB: $17,500,000

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* - Player has been Franchise Tagged

For any 49ers fans out there looking for Colin Kaepernick, his monster extension doesn't kick in until 2015. It'll pay him $12,400,000 that year (which would land him at #11 on this list), and gradually rises to a base salary of $21,000,000 in 2020.

 

Contract stats are current as of 8/1/14. The value listed is each player's base salary, which does not include incentives. Information from Spotrac.com was used in this article.

 

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