Post by brownelvis54 on Jan 8, 2022 15:55:25 GMT -5
With one game left in the season. looking back at everything Williams has done for the Giants. Are you happy with the way hes played considering the contract? If we had a consistently good EDGE rusher, would it really highlight how often Leonard Williams blows up the pocket?
Current Contract. Leonard Williams signed a 3-year, $63,000,000 contract with the New York Giants, including a $22,500,000 signing bonus, $45,000,000 guaranteed.
The NFL's highest-paid players on defense in 2021 salary, guaranteed money and total contract value
T.J. Watt, OLB, Steelers
Annual salary: $28.003 million
1. T.J. Watt became the NFL's highest-paid defensive player just hours before the 2021 NFL season kicked off. He signed a four-year deal worth an excess of $112 million. His $28 million annual salary is the most for a defensive player in NFL history. Watt has been a star pass rusher for the Steelers and has recorded 49.5 sacks during is four-year NFL career. He led the league in sacks with 15 in 2020, so seeing him get this type of lucrative extension isn't a surprise
2. Joey Bosa, DE, Chargers
Annual salary: $27 million
Bosa was the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL before Watt signed his deal. He signed a five-year extension worth $135 million during the 2020 offseason before the last year of his rookie contract. Bosa, 26, has averaged 12 sacks per 16 games during his career and is one of the best pass rushers in the NFL. He'll play as a 3-4 outside linebacker as opposed to a 4-3 defensive end for the first time in 2021 under new head coach Brandon Staley.
3. Myles Garrett, DE, Browns
Annual salary: $25 million
Garrett, 25, was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and he has lived up to his billing. He has totaled 42.5 sacks during his career and has actually outdone Bosa, averaging 13 sacks per 16 games played. He also has 10 forced fumbles to his name. He's one of the best pass rushers in the NFL and is certainly the best player on Cleveland's defense.
4. Khalil Mack, OLB, Bears
Annual salary: $23.5 million
Mack has long been one of the NFL's best pass rushers. He has 70.5 career sacks and has made the Pro Bowl six consecutive times. During his seven-year career, he has been named an All-Pro first-teamer three times. The Bears have to be happy with the production they've gotten for him since acquiring him from the Raiders in 2018.
5. Aaron Donald, DT, Rams
Annual salary: $22.5 million
Donald is arguably the NFL's best defensive player. The 30-year-old has won the AP's Defensive Player of the Year award three times in the last four years. In 2018, he notched a league-leading 20.5 sacks and came within two of tying Michael Strahan's record. And he did that at defensive tackle, a position from which it is more difficult to log sacks. Donald has been an All-Pro six consecutive times as well. The Rams are probably over the moon that Donald is the fourth-highest-paid defender in the NFL; it's truly a steal for them.
T-6. DeForest Bucker, DT, Colts
Annual salary: $21 million
Buckner signed a four-year, $84 million contract after being traded to the Colts before the 2020 NFL Draft. His first season in Indianapolis was great, as he was named an All-Pro and logged 9.5 sacks. He has posted 29 sacks in the last three years and is just 27 years old.
T-6. Leonard Williams, DT, Giants
Annual salary: $21 million
Williams, 27, broke out last season and recorded 11.5 sacks for the Giants. He had only totaled 17.5 combined in his previous five NFL seasons. Williams signed a three-year deal worth $63 million during the 2021 offseason. The contract compensates him at the same rate as Buckner, though Williams' deal is a year shorter.
T-6. DeMarcus Lawrence, DE, Cowboys
Annual salary: $21 million
Lawrence, 29, had back-to-back seasons with double-digit sacks in 2017 and 2018. He totaled 25 in those two years combined. In the two years since, he has just 11.5 sacks. He's still a strong defender and hasn't missed a game since 2016,
9. Frank Clark, DE, Chiefs
Annual salary: $20.8 million
Clark, 28, was traded from the Seahawks to the Chiefs in 2019 and signed an extension worth $104 million over five years. For Kansas City, Clark has notched 14 sacks and three forced fumbles in two seasons. He has averaged eight sacks and two forced fumbles per 16 games for the squad and has made the Pro Bowl in each of his two seasons there.
T-10. Chris Jones, DT, Chiefs
Annual salary: $20 million
Jones and Clark form a formidable pass-rushing duo for the Chiefs. Clark is slightly higher-paid than Jones, but Jones has actually been more productive. He has averaged 10.7 sacks, 4.3 pass defenses and 1.7 forced fumbles per game over the last three seasons. Jones is still just 27 so he is just entering the prime of his career.
T-10. Jalen Ramsey, CB, Rams
Annual salary: $20 million
The Chiefs aren't the only team with two players on this list. The Rams have both Donald and Ramsey, who are among the highest-paid at their positions. Ramsey is the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL, and the 26-year-old has been an All-Pro twice — once in 2017 and once in 2020. He averages nearly 12 pass defenses per year and has 10 career interceptions as well.
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Current Contract. Leonard Williams signed a 3-year, $63,000,000 contract with the New York Giants, including a $22,500,000 signing bonus, $45,000,000 guaranteed.
The NFL's highest-paid players on defense in 2021 salary, guaranteed money and total contract value
T.J. Watt, OLB, Steelers
Annual salary: $28.003 million
1. T.J. Watt became the NFL's highest-paid defensive player just hours before the 2021 NFL season kicked off. He signed a four-year deal worth an excess of $112 million. His $28 million annual salary is the most for a defensive player in NFL history. Watt has been a star pass rusher for the Steelers and has recorded 49.5 sacks during is four-year NFL career. He led the league in sacks with 15 in 2020, so seeing him get this type of lucrative extension isn't a surprise
2. Joey Bosa, DE, Chargers
Annual salary: $27 million
Bosa was the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL before Watt signed his deal. He signed a five-year extension worth $135 million during the 2020 offseason before the last year of his rookie contract. Bosa, 26, has averaged 12 sacks per 16 games during his career and is one of the best pass rushers in the NFL. He'll play as a 3-4 outside linebacker as opposed to a 4-3 defensive end for the first time in 2021 under new head coach Brandon Staley.
3. Myles Garrett, DE, Browns
Annual salary: $25 million
Garrett, 25, was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and he has lived up to his billing. He has totaled 42.5 sacks during his career and has actually outdone Bosa, averaging 13 sacks per 16 games played. He also has 10 forced fumbles to his name. He's one of the best pass rushers in the NFL and is certainly the best player on Cleveland's defense.
4. Khalil Mack, OLB, Bears
Annual salary: $23.5 million
Mack has long been one of the NFL's best pass rushers. He has 70.5 career sacks and has made the Pro Bowl six consecutive times. During his seven-year career, he has been named an All-Pro first-teamer three times. The Bears have to be happy with the production they've gotten for him since acquiring him from the Raiders in 2018.
5. Aaron Donald, DT, Rams
Annual salary: $22.5 million
Donald is arguably the NFL's best defensive player. The 30-year-old has won the AP's Defensive Player of the Year award three times in the last four years. In 2018, he notched a league-leading 20.5 sacks and came within two of tying Michael Strahan's record. And he did that at defensive tackle, a position from which it is more difficult to log sacks. Donald has been an All-Pro six consecutive times as well. The Rams are probably over the moon that Donald is the fourth-highest-paid defender in the NFL; it's truly a steal for them.
T-6. DeForest Bucker, DT, Colts
Annual salary: $21 million
Buckner signed a four-year, $84 million contract after being traded to the Colts before the 2020 NFL Draft. His first season in Indianapolis was great, as he was named an All-Pro and logged 9.5 sacks. He has posted 29 sacks in the last three years and is just 27 years old.
T-6. Leonard Williams, DT, Giants
Annual salary: $21 million
Williams, 27, broke out last season and recorded 11.5 sacks for the Giants. He had only totaled 17.5 combined in his previous five NFL seasons. Williams signed a three-year deal worth $63 million during the 2021 offseason. The contract compensates him at the same rate as Buckner, though Williams' deal is a year shorter.
T-6. DeMarcus Lawrence, DE, Cowboys
Annual salary: $21 million
Lawrence, 29, had back-to-back seasons with double-digit sacks in 2017 and 2018. He totaled 25 in those two years combined. In the two years since, he has just 11.5 sacks. He's still a strong defender and hasn't missed a game since 2016,
9. Frank Clark, DE, Chiefs
Annual salary: $20.8 million
Clark, 28, was traded from the Seahawks to the Chiefs in 2019 and signed an extension worth $104 million over five years. For Kansas City, Clark has notched 14 sacks and three forced fumbles in two seasons. He has averaged eight sacks and two forced fumbles per 16 games for the squad and has made the Pro Bowl in each of his two seasons there.
T-10. Chris Jones, DT, Chiefs
Annual salary: $20 million
Jones and Clark form a formidable pass-rushing duo for the Chiefs. Clark is slightly higher-paid than Jones, but Jones has actually been more productive. He has averaged 10.7 sacks, 4.3 pass defenses and 1.7 forced fumbles per game over the last three seasons. Jones is still just 27 so he is just entering the prime of his career.
T-10. Jalen Ramsey, CB, Rams
Annual salary: $20 million
The Chiefs aren't the only team with two players on this list. The Rams have both Donald and Ramsey, who are among the highest-paid at their positions. Ramsey is the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL, and the 26-year-old has been an All-Pro twice — once in 2017 and once in 2020. He averages nearly 12 pass defenses per year and has 10 career interceptions as well.
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