Football Player Salaries
is a fun look at money in football and football player value.
Salaries, statistics and value calculations for the 2013 will updated when the season starts.
| Player |
2012 Salary |
| Dwight Freeney |
$19,035,000 |
| Elvis Dumervil |
$18,948,000 |
| Peyton Manning |
$18,000,000 |
| Chris Long |
$16,360,000 |
| Sam Bradford |
$15,595,000 |
| Philip Rivers |
$15,310,000 |
| Jared Allen |
$15,203,194 |
| Trent Williams |
$14,000,000 |
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Most Expensive Touchdowns
| Player |
Cost Per TD |
| Johnathan Joseph |
$9,750,000 |
| Ed Reed |
$9,571,428 |
| Santonio Holmes |
$9,250,000 |
| Brian Urlacher |
$9,200,000 |
| Antonio Cromartie |
$8,250,000 |
| Devin Hester |
$7,646,000 |
Most Expensive Rush Yards
| Player |
Cost Per Yard |
| Fred Davis |
$5,446,000 |
| Peyton Manning |
$3,000,000 |
| Anquan Boldin |
$2,510,416 |
| Devin Hester |
$1,911,500 |
| Eric Weddle |
$1,900,000 |
| Drew Brees |
$1,733,333 |
Most Expensive Receptions
| Player |
Cost Per Reception |
| Matt Schaub |
$11,700,000 |
| Aaron Rodgers |
$9,000,000 |
| Matthew Stafford |
$8,935,000 |
| Tony Romo |
$8,059,833 |
| Jeromey Clary |
$4,550,000 |
| Beanie Wells |
$2,967,500 |
2012 NFL Payrolls
| Team |
Payroll |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
$110,825,483 |
| Chicago Bears |
$109,963,911 |
| San Francisco 49ers |
$104,095,733 |
| Detroit Lions |
$101,444,301 |
| Denver Broncos |
$94,813,323 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
$94,806,125 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars |
$93,891,964 |
| New York Giants |
$93,139,788 |
| San Diego Chargers |
$92,417,750 |
| Atlanta Falcons |
$90,661,490 |
| New York Jets |
$90,388,789 |
| Buffalo Bills |
$89,855,609 |
| Green Bay Packers |
$88,587,994 |
| Houston Texans |
$88,459,371 |
| Arizona Cardinals |
$87,807,509 |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
$87,258,569 |
| Minnesota Vikings |
$85,459,812 |
| Carolina Panthers |
$85,168,021 |
| Dallas Cowboys |
$84,320,103 |
| Baltimore Ravens |
$83,444,871 |
| New Orleans Saints |
$83,377,029 |
| St. Louis Rams |
$83,039,018 |
| New England Patriots |
$80,175,099 |
| Seattle Seahawks |
$77,782,142 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
$77,506,096 |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
$77,000,775 |
| Washington Redskins |
$75,541,369 |
| Miami Dolphins |
$75,122,674 |
| Oakland Raiders |
$74,641,182 |
| Tennessee Titans |
$74,625,157 |
| Cleveland Browns |
$72,239,301 |
| Indianapolis Colts |
$67,113,715 |
2012 Most Efficient Teams
| Team |
Cost Per Win |
| Atlanta Falcons |
$6,973,960 |
| Houston Texans |
$7,371,614 |
| Indianapolis Colts |
$7,457,079 |
| New England Patriots |
$8,017,509 |
| Denver Broncos |
$8,619,393 |
| Seattle Seahawks |
$8,642,460 |
| Green Bay Packers |
$8,858,799 |
| Baltimore Ravens |
$9,271,652 |
| Washington Redskins |
$9,442,671 |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
$9,625,096 |
| San Francisco 49ers |
$10,409,573 |
| Dallas Cowboys |
$10,540,012 |
| Minnesota Vikings |
$10,682,476 |
2013 Least Efficient Teams
| Team |
Cost Per Win |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
$55,412,741 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars |
$46,945,982 |
| Detroit Lions |
$25,361,075 |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
$21,814,642 |
| Oakland Raiders |
$18,660,295 |
| San Diego Chargers |
$18,483,550 |
| Buffalo Bills |
$17,971,121 |
| Arizona Cardinals |
$17,561,501 |
| Carolina Panthers |
$17,033,604 |
| New York Jets |
$15,064,798 |
| Tennessee Titans |
$14,925,031 |
| Cleveland Browns |
$14,447,860 |
| New Orleans Saints |
$13,896,171 |
