The Baltimore Ravens have made Kyle Hamilton the highest-paid safety in the NFL. They reached an agreement with Hamilton late Tuesday on an extension that will keep the 24-year-old in Baltimore for the foreseeable future. The deal is worth $100.4 million over four years, including $82 million guaranteed, eclipsing the four-year, $86 million pact the Detroit Lions and safety Kerby …
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Jerry Jones: Micah Parsons offer would make him highest-paid non-QB in guaranteed money
Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday he’s confident Micah Parsons will be on the field Week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles. Judging by Jerry Jones’ comments Thursday, there’s a good chance that’s without a new contract. While joining former Cowboys star wide receiver Michael Irvin on his YouTube channel, the Cowboys owner and general manager sounded completely committed to …
Read More »Elon Musk retains title as the highest-paid CEO in history with $26 billion pay package—and the only thing he has to do is show up for two years
The Tesla board has reinstated Elon Musk as the highest-paid CEO in history with a staggering new $29 billion pay package. His new deal with the $970 billion electric-vehicle maker comes after a Delaware judge twice rescinded Musk’s previous moonshot mega-grant. Musk’s pay has been held up in litigation for the past seven years. “It is imperative to retain and …
Read More »The Pittsburgh Steelers make star linebacker T.J. Watt the NFL’s highest-paid defender
PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt has wanted to be a “one-helmet guy” from the second he arrived in Pittsburgh eight years ago. The star outside linebacker took one big step toward that goal on Thursday, agreeing to a new pact that will make him the league’s highest-paid defender and keep the perennial All-Pro in black-and gold well into his 30s. …
Read More »Steelers, All-Pro T.J. Watt agree to 3-year, $123M contract extension, making him the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history
T.J. Watt has agreed to a three-year, $123 million extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Thursday. He will receive $108 million fully guaranteed at signing. The contract was agreed upon just days before Steelers players report to training camp on July 23. Watt skipped both voluntary and mandatory minicamps …
Read More »Sauce Gardner, Jets agree to deal making him NFL’s highest-paid cornerback: Sources
First came wide receiver Garrett Wilson. Now, cornerback Sauce Gardner. The New York Jets and Gardner agreed to a contract extension Tuesday that will make him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL — and in NFL history. The four-year deal is worth $120.4 million in total, according to league sources. The Jets’ 2022 draft class might go down as the …
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