oldschooler Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 [b] [size=6]AFC North's $5 million-plus club[/size][/b] September, 3, 2012 By [url="http://search.espn.go.com/jamison-hensley/"]Jamison Hensley[/url] | ESPN.com Ever wonder who gets paid the most in the AFC North? Well, Labor Day is your lucky day. Let's take a look at the players who average more than $5 million per season over the life of their contract. That includes salary, signing bonus, workout bonuses, etc. The AFC North team with the most members in the $5 million-plus club is the Steelers with nine. The Bengals have the fewest with six. Only one quarterback in the division, Pittsburgh's [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/5536/ben-roethlisberger"]Ben Roethlisberger[/url], is at this level. Baltimore's [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11252/joe-flacco"]Joe Flacco[/url], who averages $4.76 million, will move up in 2013 whether it's with a new contract or the franchise tag. Here's a look at the highest-paid players in the AFC North: [b]BENGALS[/b] CB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10462/leon-hall"]Leon Hall[/url]: $9.7 million LT [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/9641/andrew-whitworth"]Andrew Whitworth[/url]: $6 million DT [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/9709/domata-peko"]Domata Peko[/url]: $5.5 million CB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/2569/nate-clements"]Nate Clements[/url]: $5.2 DE [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/5642/robert-geathers"]Robert Geathers[/url]: $5.1 RT [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12622/andre-smith"]Andre Smith[/url]: $5.1 million [b]BROWNS[/b] LT [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10448/joe-thomas"]Joe Thomas[/url]: $11.5 million DT [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11424/ahtyba-rubin"]Ahtyba Rubin[/url]: $8.83 million CB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13249/joe-haden"]Joe Haden[/url]: $8 million LB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/9620/d"]D'Qwell Jackson[/url]: $7.7 million LB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/9657/chris-gocong"]Chris Gocong[/url]: $5.6 million CB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/9351/dimitri-patterson"]Dimitri Patterson[/url]: $5.35 million RB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14884/trent-richardson"]Trent Richardson[/url]: $5.1 million [b]RAVENS[/b] DT [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/9598/haloti-ngata"]Haloti Ngata[/url]: $12.2 million LB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4468/terrell-suggs"]Terrell Suggs[/url]: $10.4 million WR [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4512/anquan-boldin"]Anquan Boldin[/url]: $8.3 million CB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12747/lardarius-webb"]Lardarius Webb[/url]: $8.3 million RB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11289/ray-rice"]Ray Rice[/url]: $7 million OT [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10530/marshal-yanda"]Marshal Yanda[/url]: $6.4 million LB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/964/ray-lewis"]Ray Lewis[/url]: $6.3 million S [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/3552/ed-reed"]Ed Reed[/url]: $6.3 million [b]STEELERS[/b] QB Ben Roethlisberger: $14.6 million LB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10490/lamarr-woodley"]LaMarr Woodley[/url]: $10.2 million S [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4474/troy-polamalu"]Troy Polamalu[/url]: $9.8 million LB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10459/lawrence-timmons"]Lawrence Timmons[/url]: $9.5 million LB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4433/james-harrison"]James Harrison[/url]: $8.7 million WR [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13934/antonio-brown"]Antonio Brown[/url]: $8.3 million CB [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4583/ike-taylor"]Ike Taylor[/url]: $7 million TE [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8444/heath-miller"]Heath Miller[/url]: $6.7 million G [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/9717/willie-colon"]Willie Colon[/url]: $5.8 million http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/53965/afc-norths-5-million-plus-club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 10.3 of that should be freed up after this year (gathers, and clements) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 All I gotta say is that mike brown PWND them fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkesn Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 [quote name='Jamie_B' timestamp='1346703088' post='1154159'] 10.3 of that should be freed up after this year (gathers, and clements) [/quote] yeah, but Howard, Dunlop, Smith, Atkins, and Gresham will be added to that list sooner than later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 [quote name='starkesn' timestamp='1346706731' post='1154164'] yeah, but Howard, Dunlop, Smith, Atkins, and Gresham will be added to that list sooner than later [/quote] true, we do have a large sum of money we havent spent yet at the same time too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkesn Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Exactly. As much as people have given Mike Brown crap for saving money the past few seasons he has positioned our salary cap almost perfectly to be able to resign our own as necessary. The only one I am worried about loosing is Andre since I bet someone pays him to be a LT and Mike won't want to spend that kind of dough on a RT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I hope Leon can justify that salary this year. He looked rough before he busted his Achilles last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassBengal Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 nice avatar.......ahhh lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 [b]BENGALS[/b] CB [color=#0F72DA]Leon Hall[/color]: $9.7 million [color=#FF3300][b]--- ? At full health this is what top CB's cost, just not sure he is one anymore[/b][/color] LT [color=#0F72DA]Andrew Whitworth[/color]: $6 million [b][color=#FF3300]--- bargain rate (deserves raise)[/color][/b] DT [color=#0F72DA]Domata Peko[/color]: $5.5 million [b][color=#FF3300]--- slightly overpaid, solid in the middle, but prob closer to 4 per[/color][/b] CB [color=#0F72DA]Nate Clements[/color]: $5.2 [b][color=#FF3300]--- It's a wash, he made lots of big plays last year and won a few games[/color][/b] DE [color=#0F72DA]Robert Geathers[/color]: $5.1 [b][color=#FF3300]--- Isn't earning it, the 3rd best DE on the team[/color][/b] RT [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12622/andre-smith"][color=#0F72DA]Andre Smith[/color][/url]: $5.1 million [b][color=#FF3300]--- bargain rate (will get raise)[/color][/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randle P McMurphy Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 [b]Who the hell is that DT on the Browns (Rubin) that gets 8.83 million???!!! Never heard of him lmao!!![/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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