Quote:Per Spotrac:

Top Non-QB Contracts for 2016:

 

Ndamukong Suh   DT    - $19.062mil

Justin Houston      LB    - $16.833mil

JJ Watt                  DE    - $16.667mil

Calvin Johnson     WR   - $16.207mil (Likely to retire)

Marcell Dareus     DE    - $16.095mil

Mario Williams      DE    - $16.000mil

Gerald McCoy      DT    - $15.866mil

AJ Green              WR   - $15.000mil

Robert Quinn       DE    - $14.253mil

Julio Jones           WR   - $14.251mil

 

Then players like Revis, Peterson and Sherman at CB show up with Demaryius Thomas in the mix.

 

Point is, DE and DTs are already getting paid, and in the Top 10 non-QB list, there are currently 3 WRs, 2 DTs and 4 DEs (I see you Justin Houston!).

 

Jackson and Vernon will get PAID.

 

Now go look up which position has the most players paid over $10 million per year and you'll see it's WR by a healthy 30 or 40%.

 

I know DEs and DTs are getting paid.  I never said they weren't.  However, a LDE which is a non-premium position, getting paid like Julio or AJ is ridiculous.  If we were talking about Vonn Miller, sure $14 million plus... Not Malik freaking Jackson though.  How many 4-3 LDE's are getting paid over $10 million in the NFL?  The answer is one and he's about to get cut (Charles Johnson).  After he gets cut, the highest paid LDE's in the NFL will be Jared Odrick, Carlos Dunlap, and Michael Bennett between $7 and 8.5 million.

 

Anybody who pays Malik Jackson significantly more than $10 million will significantly regret that decision and will be asking for a restructure as early as the following season.

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