There are some players who outperform their salaries in a given season. The NFL has a performance-based pay system based on playing time to help compensate players with low-paying contracts that played large roles on an NFL team.
Every club received $3,802,500 to distribute throughout the roster for the 2015 regular season. As the figures were released on Monday, here were the top 10 Redskins in performance-based pay.
- Linebacker Will Compton – $222,465.82
- Defensive back Kyshoen Jarrett – $209,159.18
- Cornerback Bashaud Breeland – $205,310.97
- Cornerback Will Blackmon – $203,607.