AFC Southies slated to make a million
March, 2, 2011
3/02/11
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By
Paul Kuharsky | ESPN.com
AP Photo/Phil CoaleMario Williams and David Garrard are two of the 53 players under contract in the AFC South slated to make more than $1 million this season.Totaling-up career earnings is quite difficult, and bonus money can be hard to nail down and sort through.
We can still get an interesting snapshot by looking at scheduled 2011 base salaries. I suspect many readers will be surprised that the vast majority of players will earn less than $1 million this fall.
Here, according to the NFLPA, are the players from each AFC South team currently scheduled to make a base salary of $1 million or more in 2011. Keep in mind guys in line for some form of free agency are not part of things here.
Fifty-three of 216 players under contract are slated to make $1 million or more. That’s 24.5 percent of the division.
Houston Texans
- DE Mario Williams -- $13.8 million
- WR Andre Johnson – $7.2 million
- QB Matt Schaub -- $5.7 million
- LB DeMeco Ryans -- $5 million
- DE Antonio Smith -- $4.6 million
- RT Eric Winston -- $4.5 million
- DT Amobi Okoye -- $2.95 million
- C Chris Myers -- $2.75 million
- QB Dan Orlovsky -- $2.75 million
- K Neil Rackers -- $2.15 million
- G Wade Smith -- $1.75 million
- WR David Anderson -- $1.44 million
- RB Steve Slaton -- $1.2 million
Total players under contract for 2011: 49
Percentage of roster making $1 million or more: 26.5
Indianapolis Colts
- DE Dwight Freeney -- $11.42 million
- CB Kelvin Hayden -- $6.105
- WR Reggie Wayne -- $5.95 million
- RT Ryan Diem -- $5.4 million
- FS Antoine Bethea -- $4.745 million
- TE Dallas Clark -- $4.2 million
- DE Robert Mathis -- $2.41 million
- C Jeff Saturday -- $2.4 million
- LB Gary Brackett -- $2 million
- LB Philip Wheeler -- $1.2 million
- WR Anthony Gonzalez -- $1.11 million
Total players under contract for 2011: 57
Percentage of roster making $1 million or more: 19.3
Jacksonville Jaguars
- QB David Garrard -- $7.975 million
- CB Rashean Mathis -- $4.45 million
- LB Daryl Smith -- $4.2 million
- RB Maurice Jones-Drew -- $4.05 million
- FB Greg Jones -- $3.1 million
- DE Derrick Harvey -- $2.8025 million
- DE Aaron Kampman -- $2.45 million
- G Vince Manuwai -- $2.9
- K Josh Scobee -- $2 million
- OL Justin Smiley -- $2 million
- C Brad Meester -- $1.95 million
- WR Kassim Osgood -- $1.475 million
- LT Eugene Monroe -- $1.2425 million
Total players under contract for 2011: 51
Percentage of roster making $1 million or more: 25.5
Tennessee Titans
- QB Vince Young -- $8.5 million*
- SS Chris Hope -- $6.5 million
- WR Kenny Britt -- $5.75 million
- LT Michael Roos -- $5 million
- G Jake Scott -- $4.7 million
- RT David Stewart -- $4.5 million
- DT Tony Brown -- $4 million
- WR Justin Gage -- $3.5 million
- FS Michael Griffin -- $3.3105 million
- WR Nate Washington $3.3 million
- CB Cortland Finnegan -- $3.293 million
- DT Jovan Haye -- $3 million
- C Eugene Amano -- $2.68 million
- K Rob Bironas -- $2.4 million
- DB Vincent Fuller -- $2.06 million
- LS Ken Amato $1.05 million
Total players under contract for 2011: 59
Percentage of roster making $1 million or more: 27.1
*Young will be cut or traded, the Titans have announced.


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