Let's get this out of the way from the get-go. To construct this list of the highest-paid Dallas Cowboys of 2025, we'll be using each player's salary cap hit as the measuring stick, as things are just easier that way.
Otherwise, we get into total cash spending versus salary cap numbers, and those are two completely different figures, And that's why CeeDee Lamb, who's technically the third-highest-paid wide receiver in the entire league with an average annual salary of $34 million, will only rank fourth on this particular list. But we'll get back to No. 88 a little later.