NFL

Highest Team Payrolls in the NFL

As the NFL season quickly approaches, we find out which teams are currently spending the most for their prized rosters.

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11. Carolina Panthers

  • Total Cash Salary: $195,184,701
  • Highest-Paid Player (2018): Kawaan Short, DT, $19 Million
  • 2017 Record: 11-5
  • Owner: David Tepper

 

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10. Pittsburgh Steelers

  • Total Cash Salary: $195,800,529
  • Highest-Paid Player (2018): Ben Roethlisberger, QB, $17 Million
  • 2017 Record: 13-3
  • Owners: Rooney Family

 

Saquon Barkley

9. New York Giants

  • Total Cash Salary: $195,854,708
  • Highest-Paid Player (2018): Nate Solder, DT, $22 Million
  • 2017 Record: 3-13
  • Owners: John Mara & Steve Tisch

 

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8. Washington Redskins

  • Total Cash Salary: $198,415,393
  • Highest-Paid Player (2018): Alex Smith, QB, $40 Million
  • 2017 Record: 7-9
  • Owner: Daniel Snyder

 

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7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • Total Cash Salary: $201,951,883
  • Highest-Paid Player (2018): Mike Evans, WR, $18.258 Million
  • 2017 Record: 5-11
  • Owner: Malcom Glazer

 

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6. New York Jets

  • Total Cash Salary: $207,675,180
  • Highest-Paid Player (2018): Trumaine Johnson, CB, $26 Million
  • 2017 Record: 5-11
  • Owner: Christopher Johnson

 

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5. Denver Broncos

  • Total Cash Salary: $209,592,415
  • Highest-Paid Player (2018): Von Miller, OLB, $19.4 Million
  • 2017 Record: 5-11
  • Owner: Pat Bowlen

 

Stefon Diggs

4. Minnesota Vikings

  • Total Cash Salary: $215,566,890
  • Highest-Paid Player (2018): Kirk Cousins, QB, $26 Million
  • 2017 Record: 13-3
  • Owners: Zygi Wilf, Mark Wilf, Leonard Wilf, Alan Landis, David Mandelbaum

 

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3. San Francisco 49ers

  • Total Cash Salary: $218,269,709
  • Highest-Paid Player (2018): Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, $42.6 Million
  • 2017 Record: 6-10
  • Owner: John Edward York

 

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2. Cleveland Browns

  • Total Cash Salary: $226,948,514
  • Highest-Paid Player (2018): Baker Mayfield, QB, $22,329,440
  • 2017 Record: 0-16
  • Owners: Jimmy & Dee Haslem

 

Leonard Fournette

1. Jacksonville Jaguars

  • Total Cash Salary: $231,099,328
  • Highest-Paid Player (2018): Blake Bortles, QB, $20 Million
  • 2017 Record: 10-6
  • Owner: Shad Khan