GREEN BAY – Green Bay Packers players received an extra $16,951,000 in salary under the NFL’s performance-based pay program.
Safety Evan Williams led the way with an extra $1,003,098.40 above his normal salary based on a system that rewards players based upon a comparison of their playing time to salary. Those with lower salaries and higher percentage of playing time are rewarded the most.
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Williams more than doubled his salary with the performance-based boost.
The 2024 fourth-round pick played 75.37% of the Packers’ regular-season defensive snaps (903) and 32.7% of the team’s special teams snaps (137), while making $968,820 last season. He received the 25th highest reward of any player in the NFL.
This was the first year that the top 25 earners based on the NFL’s playing time and pay formula were guaranteed at least $1 million.
Packers safety Evan Williams more than doubled his salary with an additional $1 million-plus under the NFL’s performance-based pay program.
Cornerback Carrington Valentine finished second on the team with a $940,266.27 payout.
Some other noteworthy payouts: Quarterback Jordan Love received $42,440.30, end Rashan Gary received $36,230.92, quarterback Malik Willis received $87,136.64 and end Micah Parsons received $99,322.76.
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Cornerback Trevon Diggs received the lowest amount at $2,270.04
Here is a list of every Packers player who received performance-based pay and the amount they received, according to a source with access to NFL salary information:
Evan Williams: $1,003,098.40
Carrington Valentine: $940,266.27
Karl Brooks: $816,333.03
Edgerrin Cooper: $784,045.50
Sean Rhyan: $760,237.05
Javon Bullard: $708,748.74
Colby Wooden: $638,461.94
Chris Brooks: $483,965.17
Rasheed Walker: $436,721.20
Dontayvion Wicks: $431,326.65
Tucker Kraft: $408,290.56
Anthony Belton: $405,101.75
Emanuel Wilson: $392,509.23
Darian Kinnard: $376,339.10
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Isaiah McDuffie: $370,112.93
Ty’Ron Hopper: $367,898.70
Warren Brinson: $340,527.77
Jordan Morgan: $329,938.01
Romeo Doubs: $321,564.64
Bo Melton: $314,074.39
Quay Walker: $306,673.31
John FitzPatrick: $301,832.21
Kitan Oladapo: $284,134.83
Luke Musgrave: $280,641.65
Arron Mosby: $266,013.19
Malik Heath: $264,399.67
Zayne Anderson: $254,836.16
Kingsley Enagbare: $251,181.55
Barryn Sorrell: $233,562.51
Josh Whyle: $223,991.04
Keisean Nixon: $221,675.01
Nazir Stackhouse: $216,909.62
Matthew Golden: $182,944.86
Christian Watson: $168,689.89
Devonte Wyatt: $135,022.53
Savion Williams: $129,308.55
Aaron Banks: $124,458.31
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Jayden Reed: $124,224.12
Zach Tom: $123,197.88
Matt Orzech: $122,849.54
Kamal Hadden: $115,123.35
Brenton Cox: $114,850.73
Jamon Johnson: $102,056.55
Kristian Welch: $99,475.52
Micah Parsons: $99,332,76
Xavier McKinney: $95,342.39
Lukas Van Ness: $94,912.80
Daniel Whelan: $90,631.74
Nate Hobbs: $90,459.24
Johnathan Baldwin: $88,744.83
Jacob Monk: $87,546.00
Malik Willis: $87,136.64
Jordon Riley: $82,164.40
Jaylin Simpson: $79,277.84
Drake Dabney: $76,263.94
Josh Jacobs: $69,190.32
Jakobie Keeney-James: $62,983.38
Nick Niemann: $58,264.84
Clayton Tune: $57,911.23
Lecitus Smith: $57,202.43
Brandon McManus: $53,971.58
Shemar Bartholomew: $50,296.61
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Elgton Jenkins: $47,288.40
Collin Oliver: $42,603.71
Jordan Love: $42,440.30
Rashan Gary: $36,230.92
Jonathan Ford: $33,497,68
Lucas Havrisik: $32,641.17
Quinton Bohanna: $16,765.54
Ben Sims: $16,765.54
Donovan Jennings: $14,530.13
Brant Banks: $6,729.85
Trevon Diggs: $2,270.04
The NFL described how the payments are determined in its release.
Here’s its description:
Performance-Based Pay is computed by using a player index (“Index”). To calculate the Index, a player’s “PBP Playtime” (defined as the player’s regular season total plays played on offense, defense and special teams, divided by the number of plays in which the player with the most total combined plays participated on that team) is divided by his “PBP Compensation” (defined as each player’s regular season full salary, including his prorated portion of signing bonus, and earned incentives). Each player’s Index is then compared to those of all other players on his team to determine the amount of his Performance-Based Pay. If a player’s full season salary is less than the CBA Minimum Salary for a player with seven or more Credited Seasons, additional salary will be imputed to that player so that his salary is equal to the Minimum Salary for a player with seven or more Credited Seasons (i.e., $1.255M for the 2025 season). By imputing a minimum salary of $1.255 million, a slightly higher percentage of the pool is directed to high-performing veteran players whose salaries exceed $1.255 million, but are not among the highest in the League, as contemplated by the formula. This imputation of salary is solely for the purpose of calculating distributions from the pool and does not affect the actual salary paid to the player under his contract.
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