You’ve often heard the adage that football games are won in the trenches, but how true is this axiom when it comes to winning championships?
I decided to take a deep dive into the financial commitment to offensive and defensive lines across the NFL over the past five years. The idea recently sparked in mind with all the media attention that the Jacksonville Jaguars’ defensive line has received regarding how much of the cap is allotted to the team’s deepest unit.
The Jaguars currently have $60.6 million dollars (31.37 percent of the cap) allocated to 13 defensive lineman, which is a staggering amount especially considering that their most explosive edge rusher, Yannick Ngakoue, is still operating on a third round rookie contract.