T.J. Watt’s new deal puts him at top of highest paid non-QB list, this is the rest of the list

Just days before training camp begins, the Pittsburgh Steelers and their superstar pass rusher T.J. Watt agreed to a record breaking contract extension that will make him the highest paid non-QB.

Watt sets new benchmark for non-QBs

Watt inked a three-year deal with the Steelers worth $123 million, which will reel him in $41 million per year. The 31 year old eclipsed Ja’Marr Chase who just signed a deal making him the highest paid non-QB earlier this offseason when he signed a four-year deal worth $161 million.

For a long time it looked like there was going to be a stand off between the Steelers and the former Defensive Player of the Year. Watt was expecting to be offered a new contract this offseason, but the Steelers put negotiations on the back burner, until right before training camp.

It’s been a busy, and lucrative offseason for the non-QBs over the last few months. Starting with Ja’Marr Chase who seemed to trigger an avalanche of contract extensions worth astronomical amounts. Then it was Myles Garrett who set the bar for defensive players when he and the Browns agreed on a four-year deal worth $160 million paying him $40 million a year.

Since yearly salary is what we seem to base every thing on lately, here is your updated list of the top paid non-QBs in the NFL.

1. T.J. Watt, EDGE (PIT): $41,000,000 per year 
2. Ja’Marr Chase, WR (CIN):  $40,250,000 per year 
3. Myles Garrett, EDGE (CLE): $40,000,000 per year 
4. Maxx Crosby, EDGE (LV): $35,500,000 per year 
5. Justin Jefferson, WR (MIN): $35,000,000 per year
6. CeeDee Lamb, WR (DAL): $34,000,000 per year 
7. Nick Bosa, EDGE (SF): $34,000,000 per year 
8. D.K. Metcalf, WR (PIT): $33,000,000 per year
9. Garrett Wilson, WR (NYJ): $32,500,000 per year 
10. A.J. Brown, WR (PHI): $32,000,000 per year