GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Sometimes, NFL players outperform their contracts.
Without tearing up those deals, there is a way for players who fit that description to earn more money. It's called the NFL's performance-based pay distribution in which each team can allot a total of $3.46 million in additional play to its players.
It typically benefits players in their first NFL contracts or minimum-salaried free-agent signings who become key contributors.
Top 10
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T David Bakhtiari: $255,882.22T Don Barclay: $236,693.64S M.D. Jennings: $201,938.58WR Jarrett Boykin: $172,727.89CB Micah Hyde: $169,675CB Davon House: $145,556.19OLB Andy Mulumba: $145,179.21DE Mike Daniels: $138,212.73S Chris Banjo: $131,400.05RB Eddie Lacy: $122,371.61[/list]Bottom 10
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T Derek Sherrod: $2,145.55DE C.J. Wilson: $2,451.84TE Jermichael Finley: $3,320.04K Mason Crosby: $4,834.67QB Aaron Rodgers: $5,391.36WR Chris Harper: $5,489.49RB Michael Hill: $5,548.49G Greg Van Roten: $7,101.54DT Ryan Pickett: $8,568.53[*]RB Kahlil Bell: $8,612.56[/list]
Rob Demovsky  wrote: