In news that'll leave some Ravens fans befuddled, offensive guard Andrew Vorhees ranked sixth in the NFL's Performance-Based Pay program, earning an additional $1.199 million based on playing time relative to salary. NFL players will split more than $542 million in Performance-Based Pay for their performance during the 2025 season, the NFL announced today. The Performance-Based Pay program is a collectively bargained benefit that compensates all players based on their playing time and salary levels.
Under the Performance-Based Pay program, a fund serves as a supplemental form of player compensation based on a comparison of playing time to salary. Cornerback Nahson Wright, who spent last season with the Chicago Bears , earned the highest amount among all NFL players for the 2025 League Year Performance-Based Pay program. His $1,441,397 distribution will more than double his 2025 salary. Wright was the Dallas Cowboys ' 2021 third-round draft choice out of Oregon State. He participated in 97% of defensive plays and approximately 4% of the club's special-teams plays.
Under the Performance-Based Pay program, a fund is created and used as a supplemental form of player compensation based on a comparison of playing time to salary. Players become eligible to receive a bonus distribution in any regular season in which they play at least one official down. In general, players with higher playtime percentages and lower salaries benefit most from the pools.
Performance-Based Pay is computed by using a player index ("Index"). To produce the Index, a player's regular-season playtime (total plays on offense, defense and special teams) is divided by his adjusted regular-season compensation (full season salary, a prorated portion of signing bonus, earned incentives). Each player's Index is then compared to those of the other players on his team to determine the amount of his Performance-Based Pay.
Voorhees started all 17 games for Baltimore in 2025. In 969 snaps, Vorhees allowed three sacks, and his 54.6 grade from PFF was 60th out of 81 offensive guards.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Ravens' Andrew Vorhees gets $1.19M performance based bonus
