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NFL Contract Extensions 2015

Every extension agreed during the 2015 league year, biggest first. An extension adds years to a deal already running, which is how most players are paid before reaching free agency.

58 extensions signed in 2015$1892.5M in total value
PlayerPosTeamTotalPer year
Russell WilsonQBSEA$87.6M$21.9M
Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT$87.4M$21.9M
Eli ManningQBNYG$84.0M$21.0M
Philip RiversQBSD$83.3M$20.8M
Cam NewtonQBCAR$103.8M$20.8M
Ryan TannehillQBMIA$77.0M$19.3M
Marcell DareusIDLJAX$95.1M$15.8M
A.J. GreenWRCIN$60.0M$15.0M
Julio JonesWRATL$71.3M$14.3M
Trent WilliamsLTSF$66.0M$13.2M
T.Y. HiltonWRIND$65.0M$13.0M
Luke KuechlyLBCAR$61.8M$12.4M
Nick FolesQBSTL$25.0M$12.3M
Marshawn LynchRBSEA$24.0M$12.0M
Ryan KerriganEDWAS$57.5M$11.5M
Cameron JordanEDNO$55.0M$11.0M
Anthony CastonzoLTIND$43.8M$11.0M
Bobby WagnerLBSEA$43.0M$10.8M
Cameron HeywardIDLPIT$52.3M$10.5M
Jimmy SmithCBBAL$41.1M$10.3M
Corey LiugetIDLSD$51.3M$10.3M
Mike DanielsIDLGB$41.0M$10.3M
Lavonte DavidLBTB$50.3M$10.1M
Nate SolderLTNE$20.1M$10.0M
Kyle WilliamsIDLBUF$10.0M$10.0M
Andrew WhitworthLTCIN$9.00M$9.00M
Tyrone CrawfordIDLDAL$45.0M$9.00M
Mike PounceyCMIA$44.8M$8.95M
John SullivanCMIN$8.50M$8.50M
Michael CrabtreeWROAK$34.0M$8.50M
DeAndre LevyLBDET$33.7M$8.44M
Marshal YandaRGBAL$31.9M$7.98M
Greg OlsenTECAR$22.5M$7.50M
Mychal KendricksLBPHI$29.0M$7.25M
Whitney MercilusEDHOU$26.0M$6.50M
Will HillSBAL$5.46M$5.46M
Justin BethelCBARI$15.0M$5.00M
Gary BarnidgeTECLE$12.3M$4.10M
Jarius WrightWRMIN$14.8M$3.70M
Jah ReidRTKC$10.2M$3.40M
Blair WalshKMIN$13.0M$3.25M
Sam KochPBAL$16.3M$3.25M
John HughesIDLCLE$12.8M$3.20M
Derek AndersonQBCAR$4.50M$2.25M
Austin DavisQBCLE$4.17M$2.09M
Nickell Robey-ColemanCBBUF$4.10M$2.05M
Ryan AllenPNE$6.10M$2.03M
Frostee RuckerIDLARI$2.00M$2.00M
Jamize OlawaleFBOAK$6.00M$2.00M
Josh KlineRGNE$3.30M$1.65M
Josh KlineRGTEN$3.30M$1.65M
Dion LewisRBNE$3.00M$1.50M
Chris JonesPDAL$2.66M$1.33M
Derek CarrierTEWAS$2.40M$1.20M
Jon WeeksLSHOU$3.90M$975K
Tyler BrayQBKC$1.93M$963K
Carson TinkerLSJAX$3.65M$913K
Dennis KellyRTPHI$790K$790K

Terms as accounted by Over the Cap. Total and per year are the base of the deal and exclude incentives, so they can read lower than a headline quoting a maximum. Neither is guaranteed money. Extensions are league-complete from 2013.

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