{"id":325256,"date":"2025-08-29T00:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T00:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/325256\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T00:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T00:19:11","slug":"micah-parsons-tops-myles-garrett-by-7m-a-year-less-than-6-months-after-browns-make-him-the-highest-paid-non-qb-at-40m-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/325256\/","title":{"rendered":"Micah Parsons tops Myles Garrett by $7M a year less than 6 months after Browns make him the highest-paid non-QB at $40M a year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ClevelandCleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett slaps hands with high school football players before their preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at Huntington Bank Field. John Kuntz, cleveland.com<\/p>\n

CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2014 Micah Parsons lost out to Myles Garrett for NFL Defensive Player of the Year two seasons ago, but he\u2019s now got him beat in one key category: their paychecks.<\/p>\n

Dealt from the Cowboys to the Packers on Thursday in a trade that rocked the NFL world, <\/a>Parsons became the highest paid non-quarterback in the NFL at $47 million a year.<\/p>\n

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