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Highest-paid NFL players 2025: Dak Prescott, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow top list
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The major transactional portion of the 2025 NFL offseason has come and gone, with many top-tier talents getting lucrative, long-term extensions that have shaken up the league's financial pecking order.
The late-spring and early-summer months will likely feature a handful more big-money signings as NFL teams look to lock up their top talents for the foreseeable future. The most recent example was the San Francisco 49ers ' signing of Brock Purdy to a five-year, $265 million deal that will move him from the bottom of the NFL's quarterback salary rankings to near the top.
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Still to come are potential deals for star Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons , Cincinnati Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson , New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner and Washington Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin , among others.
For now, here's a look at the NFL's highest-paid players for 2025.
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Highest-paid NFL players 2025
(All salary information via Spotrac.com .)
1. Dak Prescott , QB, Dallas Cowboys
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Average Annual Value (AAV): $60 million
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T-2. Josh Allen , QB, Buffalo Bills
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AAV: $55 million
T-2. Joe Burrow , QB, Cincinnati Bengals
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AAV: $55 million
T-2. Trevor Lawrence , QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
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AAV: $55 million
T-2. Jordan Love , QB, Green Bay Packers
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AAV: $55 million
6. Tua Tagovailoa , QB, Miami Dolphins
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AAV: $53.1 million
T-7. Jared Goff , QB, Detroit Lions
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AAV: $53 million
T-7. Brock Purdy , QB, San Francisco 49ers
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AAV: $53 million
9. Justin Herbert , QB, Los Angeles Chargers
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AAV: $52.5 million
10. Lamar Jackson , QB, Baltimore Ravens
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AAV: $52 million
11. Jalen Hurts , QB, Philadelphia Eagles
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AAV: $51 million
12. Kyler Murray , QB, Arizona Cardinals
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AAV: $46.1 million
13. Deshaun Watson , QB, Cleveland Browns
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AAV: $46 million
T-14. Kirk Cousins , Atlanta Falcons
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AAV: $45 million
T-14. Patrick Mahomes , QB, Kansas City Chiefs
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AAV: $45 million
16. Matthew Stafford , QB, Los Angeles Rams
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AAV: $42 million
17. Ja'Marr Chase , WR, Cincinnati Bengals
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AAV: $40.25 million
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18. Myles Garrett , edge, Cleveland Browns
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AAV: $40 million
T-19. Derek Carr , QB, New Orleans Saints *
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AAV: $37.5 million
* Carr is set to retire but his contract hasn't officially come off the Saints ' books yet.
T-19. Geno Smith , QB, Las Vegas Raiders
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AAV: $37.5 million
21. Danielle Hunter , edge, Houston Texans
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AAV: $35.6 million
22. Maxx Crosby , edge, Las Vegas Raiders
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AAV: $35.5 million
23. Justin Jefferson , WR, Minnesota Vikings
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AAV: $35 million
T-24. CeeDee Lamb , WR, Dallas Cowboys
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AAV: $34 million
T-24. Nick Bosa , edge, San Francisco 49ers
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AAV: $34 million
26. Sam Darnold , QB, Seattle Seahawks
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AAV: $33.5 million
27. Baker Mayfield , QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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AAV: $33.33 million
28. D.K. Metcalf , WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
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AAV: $33 million
29. A.J. Brown , WR, Philadelphia Eagles
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AAV: $32 million
30. Chris Jones , DT, Kansas City Chiefs
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AAV: $31.75 million
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Highest-paid NFL players 2025: Dak Prescott, Josh Allen top list
