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NFL's richest contracts for 2014
J.J. Watt landed a new contract with the Texans on Tuesday. Take a look at the richest current NFL contracts, by yearly average.
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1) Aaron Rodgers: $22,000,000
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2) Matt Ryan: $20,750,000
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3) Joe Flacco: $20,100,000
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4) Drew Brees: $20,000,000
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5) Peyton Manning: $19,200,000
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6) Colin Kaepernick: $19,000,000
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7) Calvin Johnson: $18,812,500
Carlos Osorio/Associated Press/AP2012
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8) Jay Cutler: $18,100,000
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9) Tony Romo: $18,000,000
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10) Matthew Stafford: $17,670,000
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11) J.J. Watt: $16,670,000
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12) Eli Manning: $16,250,000
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13) Larry Fitzgerald: $16,062,500
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14) Andy Dalton: $16,000,000
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15) Mario Williams: $16,000,000
Gary Wiepert/Associated Press/AP2012
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16) Darrelle Revis: $16,000,000
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17) Philip Rivers: $15,300,000
Don Wright/Associated Press/AP2012
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18) Alex Smith: $15,100,000
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19) Ben Roethlisberger: $14,660,000
Don Wright/Associated Press/AP2012
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20) Julius Peppers: $14,000,000
Scott Boehm/Associated Press/P2012
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21) Adrian Peterson: $13,714,285
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22) Sam Bradford: $13,000,000
Elaine Thompson/Associated Press/AP2012
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23) Gerald McCoy: $12,687,450
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24) Charles Johnson: $12,666,666
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25) Haloti Ngata: $12,200,000
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26) Chris Long: $12,062,000
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27) Ndamukong Suh: $12,000,000
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28) Eric Berry: $12,000,000
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