2015 Linebacker Salaries
| Player | Team | Cap Number | Cash Spent |
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| Lawrence Timmons | Steelers | $9,251,250 | $7,500,000 |
| NaVorro Bowman | 49ers | $8,404,000 | $5,450,000 |
| Brian Cushing | Texans | $8,047,500 | $5,250,000 |
| Thomas Davis | Panthers | $7,650,000 | $10,250,000 |
| David Harris | Jets | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 |
| Rey Maualuga | Bengals | $7,184,375 | $7,184,375 |
| Paul Posluszny | Jaguars | $7,104,166 | $6,000,000 |
| Luke Kuechly | Panthers | $6,697,018 | $20,000,000 |
| Curtis Lofton | Raiders | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| Lavonte David | Buccaneers | $6,104,642 | $5,863,418 |
| Jerod Mayo | Patriots | $6,100,000 | $4,500,000 |
| Stephen Tulloch | Lions | $5,800,000 | $4,500,000 |
| D'Qwell Jackson | Colts | $5,750,000 | $5,500,000 |
| Chad Greenway | Vikings | $5,700,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Karlos Dansby | Browns | $5,500,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Donald Butler | Chargers | $5,480,000 | $3,250,000 |
| Sean Lee | Cowboys | $5,450,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Derrick Johnson | Chiefs | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 |
| Vontaze Burfict | Bengals | $5,175,000 | $4,400,000 |
| K.J. Wright | Seahawks | $4,750,000 | $3,750,000 |
| Dan Skuta | Jaguars | $4,600,000 | $4,600,000 |
| Koa Misi | Dolphins | $4,438,000 | $3,860,000 |
| DeAndre Levy | Lions | $4,400,000 | $13,000,000 |
| James Laurinaitis | Rams | $4,275,000 | $3,625,000 |
| Bruce Carter | Buccaneers | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 |
| Jon Beason | Giants | $4,241,666 | $2,775,000 |
| Perry Riley | Commanders | $4,049,804 | $3,000,000 |
| David Hawthorne | Saints | $4,010,000 | $3,250,000 |
| Malcolm Smith | Raiders | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Daryl Smith | Ravens | $3,875,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Sean Weatherspoon | Cardinals | $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 |
| Wesley Woodyard | Titans | $3,500,000 | $2,750,000 |
| Vincent Rey | Bengals | $3,100,000 | $2,850,000 |
| Manny Lawson | Bills | $3,100,000 | $2,350,000 |
| Mychal Kendricks | Eagles | $3,014,141 | $8,996,060 |
| Akeem Ayers | Rams | $3,000,000 | $3,150,000 |
| DeMeco Ryans | Eagles | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Bobby Wagner | Seahawks | $2,970,663 | $8,977,427 |
| Anthony Barr | Vikings | $2,896,272 | $999,254 |
| Bruce Irvin | Seahawks | $2,895,542 | $1,663,935 |
| Justin Durant | Falcons | $2,669,791 | $3,503,125 |
| Rolando McClain | Cowboys | $2,636,029 | $2,104,779 |
| Shea McClellin | Bears | $2,629,263 | $1,516,827 |
| Dont'a Hightower | Patriots | $2,457,637 | $1,443,273 |
| Craig Robertson | Browns | $2,356,000 | $2,356,000 |
| Jerrell Freeman | Colts | $2,356,000 | $2,356,000 |
| Emmanuel Lamur | Bengals | $2,356,000 | $2,356,000 |
| Daryl Washington | Cardinals | $2,231,765 | $0 |
| Ryan Shazier | Steelers | $2,160,728 | $852,146 |
| J.T. Thomas | Giants | $2,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Kelvin Sheppard | Dolphins | $2,000,000 | $1,650,000 |
| C.J. Mosley | Ravens | $1,997,273 | $819,455 |
| Alec Ogletree | Rams | $1,917,279 | $1,044,092 |
| Dannell Ellerbe | Saints | $1,900,000 | $3,300,000 |
| Akeem Dent | Texans | $1,859,375 | $2,187,500 |
| A.J. Hawk | Bengals | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 |
| Deone Bucannon | Cardinals | $1,752,091 | $770,418 |
| Josh Mauga | Chiefs | $1,750,000 | $3,225,000 |
| O'Brien Schofield | Falcons | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 |
| Demario Davis | Jets | $1,686,490 | $1,542,000 |
| Jonathan Casillas | Giants | $1,666,666 | $3,000,000 |
| Nigel Bradham | Bills | $1,656,356 | $1,542,000 |
| Shaq Thompson | Panthers | $1,601,586 | $5,101,344 |
| Andrew Gachkar | Cowboys | $1,600,000 | $2,200,000 |
| Danny Trevathan | Broncos | $1,568,018 | $1,542,000 |
| Jonathan Freeny | Patriots | $1,450,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Manti Te'o | Chargers | $1,410,662 | $875,220 |
| Stephone Anthony | Saints | $1,405,767 | $4,318,068 |
| Nate Irving | Colts | $1,250,000 | $1,750,000 |
| Zach Brown | Titans | $1,227,640 | $916,131 |
| Mark Herzlich | Giants | $1,200,000 | $1,400,000 |
| Albert McClellan | Ravens | $1,200,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Kevin Minter | Cardinals | $1,197,354 | $804,118 |
| Nick Bellore | 49ers | $1,170,000 | $880,000 |
| Kyle Van Noy | Lions | $1,159,569 | $651,914 |
| Jamie Collins | Patriots | $1,025,728 | $746,910 |
| Ramon Humber | Saints | $1,017,000 | $1,184,000 |
| Michael Morgan | Seahawks | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Adam Hayward | Commanders | $990,625 | $870,000 |
| Benardrick McKinney | Texans | $971,841 | $2,582,364 |
| Hau'oli Kikaha | Saints | $957,511 | $2,525,044 |
| Eric Kendricks | Vikings | $937,440 | $2,444,760 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | Raiders | $870,000 | $870,000 |
| Denzel Perryman | Chargers | $868,450 | $2,168,800 |
| Kavell Conner | Chargers | $840,000 | $750,000 |
| Sean Spence | Steelers | $816,345 | $680,000 |
| Kiko Alonso | Eagles | $795,946 | $795,946 |
| Josh Bynes | Lions | $785,000 | $910,000 |
| Kyle Wilber | Cowboys | $769,805 | $660,000 |
| Keenan Robinson | Commanders | $765,027 | $660,000 |
| Jasper Brinkley | Giants | $745,000 | $745,000 |
| Tahir Whitehead | Lions | $713,000 | $660,000 |
| Christian Kirksey | Browns | $707,625 | $542,000 |
| Jelani Jenkins | Dolphins | $703,172 | $585,000 |
| Preston Brown | Bills | $702,000 | $540,000 |
| Steven Johnson | Titans | $685,000 | $685,000 |
| Travis Lewis | Lions | $674,793 | $660,000 |
| Jamari Lattimore | Jets | $665,000 | $825,000 |
| Tank Carder | Browns | $660,000 | $660,000 |
| Danny Lansanah | Buccaneers | $660,000 | $660,000 |
| Audie Cole | Vikings | $660,000 | $660,000 |
| Michael Wilhoite | 49ers | $660,000 | $660,000 |
| Sio Moore | Colts | $643,000 | $643,000 |
| A.J. Klein | Panthers | $632,825 | $585,000 |
| Anthony Hitchens | Cowboys | $618,716 | $510,000 |
| Casey Matthews | Vikings | $610,000 | $770,000 |
| Kevin Pierre-Louis | Seahawks | $606,413 | $510,000 |
| Vince Williams | Steelers | $604,670 | $585,000 |
| Justin Tuggle | Texans | $585,834 | $585,000 |
| Paul Worrilow | Falcons | $585,668 | $585,000 |
| Spencer Paysinger | Dolphins | $585,000 | $745,000 |
| Daren Bates | Rams | $585,000 | $585,000 |
| Nathan Stupar | Falcons | $585,000 | $585,000 |
| Erin Henderson | Jets | $585,000 | $745,000 |
| Brandon Marshall | Broncos | $585,000 | $585,000 |
| Ty Powell | Bills | $585,000 | $585,000 |
| Cameron Lawrence | Cowboys | $585,000 | $585,000 |
| Ben Jacobs | Panthers | $585,000 | $585,000 |
| Michael Mauti | Saints | $585,000 | $585,000 |
| Paul Dawson | Bengals | $580,487 | $1,016,948 |
| Telvin Smith | Jaguars | $562,763 | $510,000 |
| Ramik Wilson | Chiefs | $560,031 | $935,124 |
| Avery Williamson | Titans | $558,613 | $510,000 |
| Dane Fletcher | Patriots | $553,471 | $665,353 |
| Damien Wilson | Cowboys | $551,579 | $901,316 |
| Jake Ryan | Packers | $549,169 | $891,676 |
| Jon Bostic | Patriots | $546,209 | $546,209 |
| Devon Kennard | Giants | $546,140 | $510,000 |
| Jordan Hicks | Eagles | $543,124 | $1,032,673 |
| Randell Johnson | Bills | $525,933 | $510,000 |
| Corey Nelson | Broncos | $522,150 | $510,000 |
| Najee Goode | Eagles | $516,176 | $516,176 |
| Christian Jones | Bears | $512,333 | $510,000 |
| Zach Orr | Ravens | $511,000 | $510,000 |
| Will Compton | Commanders | $510,000 | $510,000 |
| Chris McCain | Dolphins | $510,000 | $510,000 |
| Todd Davis | Broncos | $510,000 | $510,000 |
| Lamin Barrow | Bears | $510,000 | $510,000 |
| Ben Heeney | Raiders | $495,681 | $677,724 |
| Kyle Emanuel | Chargers | $489,643 | $653,572 |
| LaRoy Reynolds | Bears | $481,765 | $481,765 |
| Mason Foster | Commanders | $481,765 | $613,529 |
| David Mayo | Panthers | $476,563 | $601,252 |
| D.J. Alexander | Chiefs | $476,563 | $601,252 |
| Neiron Ball | Raiders | $458,802 | $612,795 |
| Bryce Hager | Rams | $453,035 | $507,140 |
| Kwon Alexander | Buccaneers | $452,227 | $810,967 |
| Edmond Robinson | Vikings | $452,078 | $503,312 |
| Gerald Hodges | 49ers | $447,353 | $447,353 |
| Thurston Armbrister | Jaguars | $439,166 | $447,500 |
| Tony Steward | Bills | $438,428 | $531,299 |
| Zach Vigil | Dolphins | $438,333 | $445,000 |
| Nick Dzubnar | Chargers | $436,666 | $440,000 |
| Cameron Lynch | Rams | $435,666 | $437,000 |
| Neville Hewitt | Dolphins | $435,333 | $436,000 |
| Uani 'Unga | Giants | $435,000 | $435,000 |
| Kenny Demens | Cardinals | $431,647 | $431,647 |
| Brock Coyle | Seahawks | $427,706 | $426,706 |
| Max Bullough | Texans | $420,000 | $420,000 |
| Martrell Spaight | Commanders | $391,252 | $569,713 |
| Jordan Tripp | Jaguars | $390,000 | $390,000 |
| Joe Thomas | Packers | $383,824 | $383,824 |
| Philip Wheeler | Falcons | $378,529 | $562,941 |
| Brian Peters | Texans | $358,235 | $358,235 |
| Ryan Delaire | Panthers | $358,235 | $358,235 |
| Marquis Flowers | Bengals | $352,760 | $333,000 |
| Jordan Zumwalt | Steelers | $344,213 | $318,000 |
| Joe Mays | Chargers | $344,118 | $511,765 |
| Reshard Cliett | Texans | $340,621 | $408,484 |
| Ka'Lial Glaud | Cowboys | $333,000 | $333,000 |
| Jeremiah George | Buccaneers | $333,000 | $333,000 |
| Junior Sylvestre | Colts | $320,666 | $326,000 |
| Chi Chi Ariguzo | Chargers | $319,333 | $322,000 |
| Travis Long | Eagles | $318,000 | $318,000 |
| Korey Toomer | Raiders | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| Brandon Watts | Vikings | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| James Anderson | Saints | $275,294 | $409,412 |
| Jason Trusnik | Vikings | $275,294 | $409,412 |
| Mark Nzeocha | Cowboys | $261,205 | $309,466 |
| Hayes Pullard | Jaguars | $255,882 | $255,882 |
| Darius Fleming | Patriots | $206,471 | $206,471 |
| Josh Keyes | Buccaneers | $179,118 | $179,118 |
| Kevin Reddick | Bills | $172,059 | $172,059 |
| Andy Studebaker | Colts | $153,529 | $153,529 |
| Adarius Taylor | Buccaneers | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Joplo Bartu | Jaguars | $137,647 | $137,647 |
| Carlos Fields | Commanders | $127,941 | $127,941 |
| Steven Means | Eagles | $120,000 | $120,000 |
| James Morris | Giants | $114,176 | $114,176 |
| Todd Thomas | Jaguars | $112,200 | $112,200 |
| Zaire Anderson | Broncos | $112,200 | $112,200 |
| Deontae Skinner | Eagles | $112,200 | $112,200 |
| Brennen Beyer | Ravens | $112,200 | $112,200 |
| Carl Bradford | Packers | $112,200 | $112,200 |
| Jason Ankrah | Titans | $112,200 | $112,200 |
| Eric Martin | Patriots | $109,765 | $109,765 |
| Shayne Skov | 49ers | $102,353 | $102,353 |
| A.J. Tarpley | Bills | $102,353 | $102,353 |
| Tyler Starr | Falcons | $90,000 | $90,000 |
| James-Michael Johnson | Dolphins | $77,647 | $77,647 |
| Taiwan Jones | Jets | $76,765 | $76,765 |
| John Timu | Bears | $76,765 | $76,765 |
| Chris Carter | Ravens | $68,824 | $87,647 |
| Nate Askew | Panthers | $66,000 | $66,000 |
| John Lotulelei | Raiders | $60,000 | $60,000 |
| Tyrell Adams | Chiefs | $59,400 | $59,400 |
| Ronald Powell | Buccaneers | $59,400 | $59,400 |
| Terrell Manning | Dolphins | $59,400 | $59,400 |
| Khaseem Greene | Lions | $46,200 | $46,200 |
| Keith Smith | Cowboys | $46,200 | $46,200 |
| Derrick Mathews | Commanders | $39,600 | $39,600 |
| Nico Johnson | Giants | $34,412 | $34,412 |
| Dekoda Watson | Patriots | $34,412 | $43,824 |
| Brandon Hepburn | Eagles | $33,000 | $33,000 |
| Julian Stanford | Jets | $33,000 | $33,000 |
| Colton Underwood | Raiders | $33,000 | $33,000 |
| Dewey McDonald | Raiders | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| L.J. Fort | Steelers | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| Terrance Plummer | Vikings | $26,400 | $26,400 |
| Tony Washington | Texans | $26,400 | $26,400 |
| Sean Porter | Jaguars | $26,400 | $26,400 |
| Mike Hull | Dolphins | $25,588 | $25,588 |
| Amarlo Herrera | Colts | $25,588 | $25,588 |
| Matthew Wells | Rams | $19,800 | $19,800 |
| Kevin Snyder | Patriots | $19,800 | $19,800 |
| Curtis Grant | Falcons | $19,800 | $19,800 |
| Dontay Moch | Falcons | $19,800 | $19,800 |
| Josh Shirley | Raiders | $19,800 | $19,800 |
| Derek Akunne | Cowboys | $13,200 | $13,200 |
| Alex Singleton | Vikings | $13,200 | $13,200 |
| Edwin Jackson | Colts | $13,200 | $13,200 |
| Jeff Luc | Saints | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| Glenn Carson | Giants | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| Trevor Roach | Bengals | $0 | $0 |