NFL teams benefit greatly when their players drafted outside for the first couple of rounds or so perform right way. Impact production for cheap, relatively speaking, allows contending squads to compete for Super Bowls for an extended amount of time.

Brock Purdy earned the paltry (by NFL starter standards) sum of $985,000 in 2024. He has nearly doubled his money, thanks to the NFL’s performance-based pay system. Purdy will get a check for another $857,

After star defenders Myles Garrett, Maxx Crosby and Jaycee Horn were extended, here's a look at the highest-paid defensive players in the NFL.

Who are highest-paid safeties in NFL for 2025 season? Top 10 highest paid safeties in league, led by Antoine Winfield Jr., Derwin James, Budda Baker.