“Mystery QB or Record-Breaking Edge Rusher: Who Holds the Crown as NFL’s Highest-Paid Player?”
Timing is everything, and Bosa picked a good year to get an extension.
Coming off a Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2022-23 in which he had 18.5 sacks, Bosa sat out all of training camp and the preseason in hopes of a new deal. His insistence on a new deal paid off as he immediately got the largest contract and highest AAV for a defensive player in NFL history.
2. Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals (4 years, $161M)
Signing Year: 2025; AAV: $40,250,000; Signing Age: 25
At the 2025 scouting combine, Bengals GM Duke Tobin told reporters that Chase “was going to end up being the highest paid non-quarterback in the league.” About a month later, Tobin made good on his word, signing the perennial pro-bowler to a contract that edged out Myles Garrett’s for the highest AAV in league history.
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