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Meet the NFL's highest-paid players, now including Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow

Well, that didn’t take long.

A few days after Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said the team was focused on finishing off a contract extension with center Frank Ragnow — the team’s top pick in 2018, at No. 20 overall — the two sides agreed on a four-year deal Thursday that will make Ragnow the highest-paid center in the NFL, at $13.5 million per year. That's a lot of fish tacos!

Here’s a look at the other top-paid players, by average annual value (according to spotrac.com) at every position:

Offense

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