NFL teams benefit greatly when their players drafted outside for the first couple of rounds or so perform right way. Impact production for cheap, relatively speaking, allows contending squads to compete for Super Bowls for an extended amount of time.

Brock Purdy earned the paltry (by NFL starter standards) sum of $985,000 in 2024. He has nearly doubled his money, thanks to the NFL's performance-based pay system. Purdy will get a check for another $857,

Brock Purdy will eventually receive a substantial raise from his current rookie contract. Until then, he earned a notable boost on Wednesday. NFL Network's Mike Garafolo shared a chart of 25 players who earned the most performance-based pay from an NFL program aimed at rewarding lower-compensated