ESPN.com · Mar 14, 2016
Will Compton among four Redskins to earn another $200K for 2015 season
The Washington Redskins had 14 players receive an extra $100,000 or more in the NFL’s performance-based pay system, with Will Compton topping the list. The third-year inside linebacker earned an additional $222,465.82 after starting 10 games -- double his total from the previous two years.
Compton ended up playing 59.96 percent of the defensive snaps.
The extra payments try to reward players whose salaries were disproportionate to their playing time. The money comes from a fund that was created in 2002 and is given to each team.
