As the divisional rounds
of the playoffs are in full swing, 24 teams around the NFL are considering how
to build their team. They’re scouting potential draft picks, evaluating tape of
their own players as well as looking at the tape of potential free agents, free
agent like Ray Rice, Sione Pouha, Dwayne Bowe, Vincent Jackson and Arian
Foster.
With names like that
populating the free agent market, there is going to be a fair bit of money
thrown about, like there is every year. But the question isn’t just who is
going to move, but how much they’re going to make. Depending on how much they
make, they set the pace for the free agency market going forward.
So, with that in
mind, let’s take a look at the payers who are going to get the biggest
paychecks this offseason. Just remember, these guys aren’t necessarily going to
move from their current teams, but they are definitely the ones that are going
to be paid the most this offseason. Also, the list is in the order of players I’m
most confident will get a huge contract, not necessarily who will get paid the
most. Also, the franchise tag will pay approximately the average salary of the
top 5 at the position, which are the same numbers that I’m looking at when
forming these contract numbers.
