“Mystery QB or Record-Breaking Edge Rusher: Who Holds the Crown as NFL’s Highest-Paid Player?”
6. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens (5 years, $260M)
Signing Year: 2023; AAV: $52,000,000; Signing Age: 26
Jacksonâs free-agent deal is not worth as much as Mahomesâ in totality, but he became the highest-paid player per year (at the time) after re-signing with the team that drafted him 32nd overall back in 2018. Jackson was four years removed from his MVP-winning season in 2019 and he hadnât posted a 1,000-yard rushing season since 2020 at the time of the signing. The Ravens, however, wouldnât let talks break down with their 26-year-old dual-threat franchise quarterback when there were clubs falling over themselves for the chance to even sit at the negotiating table with such a player.
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