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According to ESPN the Magazine, he was the highest paid player in the NFL during the 2011 season with a total salary of $34M. [10] Johnson recorded 9.0, 12.5, 11.0, and 8.5 over the 2011–2014 seasons, 11th in the NFL over that time period. He had two sacks in the Panthers' first 2014 playoff game against Arizona.
In 2015, he became the first player in NFL history to be selected first-team All-Pro at two different positions, defensive end and outside linebacker, in the same season. In 2018, Mack was traded to the Chicago Bears for two first-round draft picks and signed a six-year, $141 million extension, becoming the highest-paid defensive player in NFL ...
On April 28, 2011, he was the first defensive end selected in the first round when the Houston Texans picked him as the 11th overall pick. [28] The Texans signed Watt to a four-year, $11.24 million contract on July 31, 2011. [29] [30] Watt during his sophomore season in 2012, when he won NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Nicholas John Bosa (born October 23, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected second overall by the 49ers in the 2019 NFL draft.
Smith recorded a team high 7 sacks, 66 tackles and a safety in 2007. He sacked Carolina Panthers starting QB David Carr early in the season, ending Carr's season. In 2008, The Saints agreed to terms with Smith on a six-year, $70 million contract with $26 million guaranteed. The deal made him the third highest paid defensive end in the NFL. [5]
Nick Bosa's five-year, $170 million contract signed in 2023 with the San Francisco 49ers makes him not only the top-paid edge rusher, but also the NFL's highest-paid defensive player.
Marcus Dell Gastineau (born November 20, 1956) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with the New York Jets. During his NFL career, he was named Defensive Player of the Year in 1982 and was the first player to lead the league in sacks in consecutive seasons.
In football, he had 19.5 sacks as a senior [1] and was the 2013 recipient of the Landry Award, given to the top high school player in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. [2] Garrett was rated as a five-star recruit by the Rivals.com recruiting network and was ranked as the second best overall player in his class. [ 3 ]