The NFL's Best And Worst Contracts

A while back in some hotel I stumbled upon a USA Today listing every NFL contract for 2009. Understand these contracts are heavily manipulated and don't reflect the average of what a player may be paid over the course of several years. Signing bonuses and deferrals may slant the numbers one way or another for one season.

Check out these $5mil+ contracts for guys that aren't exactly household names...

Devery Henderson WR NO $5,000,000
Geoff Hangartner OL BUF $5,000,000
Luke McCown QB JAC $5,006,760
Chauncey Davis DE ATL $5,007,280
Brandon Jones WR SF $5,400,000
Jason Allen CB MIA $5,506,240
Joselio Hanson CB PHI $5,720,000
Chris Johnson CB OAK $6,006,760
Frank Omiyale OL CHI $6,300,000
Chad Clifton OL GB $6,373,610
Shane Lechler P OAK $6,401,560
Jon Stinchcomb OL NO $6,500,000
Rocky Bernard DT NYG $7,000,000

Tommy Kelly DT OAK $7,001,560
Jovan Haye DT TEN $7,007,280
Gosder Cherilus OL DET $7,496,370
Michael Boley LB NYG $9,500,000
Kerry Rhodes S NYJ $9,950,000
Max Starks OL PIT $11,406,240
Brandon Jacobs RB NYG $11,506,110
Chris Canty DE NYG $12,250,000
Derrick Harvey DE JAC $12,367,500
Joe Staley OL SF $12,677,280
Jake Grove OL MIA $14,200,000
Vernon Carey OL MIA $15,000,000
Jason Brown OL STL $15,007,150
Antonio Smith DE HOU $15,507,280
Chris Long DE STL $16,592,280

Kelvin Hayden CB IND $17,480,000

The 50 best deals last season:
50. Chris Horton S WAS $392,280
49. Pierre Garcon WR IND $391,760
48. Steve Breaston WR ARI $464,680
47. Lawrence Timmons LB PIT $725,990
46. Jason Snelling RB ATL $467,280
45. Tashard Choice RB DAL $390,200
44. Le'Ron McClain RB BAL $466,760
43. John Carlson TE SEA $483,000
42. Leon Washington RB NYJ $541,240
41. Paul Soliai DT MIA $466,240
40. Joe Thomas OL CLE $1,200,000
39. Zach Miller TE OAK $466,760
38. Melvin Bullitt S IND $465,720
37. Joseph Addai RB IND $718,720
36. Jason Jones DE TEN $392,280
35. Troy Polamalu S PIT $4,305,200
34. Eddie Royal WR DEN $389,810
33. Gary Brackett LB IND $2,419,680
32. Orlando Scandrick CB DAL $391,240
31. David Harris LB NYJ $861,240
30. Johnny Jolly DT GB $535,910
29. D'Qwell Jackson LB CLE $640,000
28. Paul Posluszny LB BUF $700,000
27. Brandon Flowers CB KC $755,000
26. Leonard Davis OL DAL $755,720
25. Jamaal Charles RB KC $390,200
24. Sidney Rice WR MIN $465,330
23. Anthony Spencer DE DAL $485,680
22. Joshua Cribbs WR CLE $645,000
21. Ed Reed S BAL $3,604,160
20. Vincent Jackson WR SD $626,630
19. Tamba Hali DE KC $945,070

18. Dwayne Bowe WR KC $560,000
17. Elvis Dumervil DE DEN $540,980
16. David Hawthorne LB SEA $391,240
15. Ryan Harris OL DEN $466,890
14. Terence Newman CB DAL $902,280
13. Marion Barber RB DAL $624,420
12. Michael Turner RB ATL $1,007,280
11. DeAngelo Williams RB CAR $745,000
10. Leon Hall CB CIN $688,090
9. Jay Ratliff DT DAL $1,254,290
8. Johnathan Joseph CB CIN $710,000
7. Matt Forte RB CHI $388,120
6. Jerod Mayo LB NE $507,280
5. Haloti Ngata DE BAL $823,750
4. LaMarr Woodley LB PIT $466,240
3. DeMarcus Ware LB DAL $1,009,940
2. Adrian Peterson RB MIN $760,330
1. Tony Romo QB DAL $625,980

And the 20 worst:

20. Nate Washington WR TEN $7,806,240
19. Jon Kitna QB DAL $4,000,000
18. Ken Hamlin S DAL $4,310,200
17. Max Starks OL PIT $11,406,240
16. Chris Simms QB DEN $3,466,500
15. Daunte Culpepper QB DET $5,050,000
14. Chris Long DE STL $16,592,280
13. Jovan Haye DT TEN $7,007,280
12. Domonique Foxworth CB BAL $8,006,240
11. Chauncey Davis DE ATL $5,007,280
10. Kerry Collins QB TEN $8,507,280
9. Michael Clayton WR TB $7,506,760
8. Derrick Harvey DE JAC $12,367,500
7. Glenn Dorsey DT KC $13,070,00
6. Jake Delhomme QB CAR $6,325,000
5. Derek Anderson QB CLE $6,450,000
4. Antonio Smith DE HOU $15,507,280
3. Roy E. Williams WR DAL $13,660,320
2. JaMarcus Russell QB OAK $11,255,440
1. Vernon Gholston DE NYJ $9,186,240