“Mystery QB or Record-Breaking Edge Rusher: Who Holds the Crown as NFL’s Highest-Paid Player?”
4. Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs (5 years, $158.75M)
Signing Year: 2024; AAV: $31,750,000; Signing Age: 29
Despite all the talk about whether they’d be able to re-sign him, the Chiefs did find a way to lock up their star defensive lineman to the second-richest total contract for a non-QB in NFL history.
Jones reached double-digit sack totals in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his career in 2022 and 2023 with 15.5 and 10.5, respectively. And during the team’s playoff run to back-to-back titles in those years, Jones totaled 2.5 sacks, 12 quarterback hits, three tackles for loss and one forced fumble.
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