2017 Linebacker Salaries
| Player | Team | Cap Number | Cash Spent |
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| Luke Kuechly | Panthers | $12,363,324 | $7,363,324 |
| Jamie Collins | Browns | $12,100,000 | $15,850,000 |
| Mark Barron | Rams | $11,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Thomas Davis | Panthers | $10,058,823 | $6,011,948 |
| Vontaze Burfict | Bengals | $8,460,529 | $10,441,779 |
| Bobby Wagner | Seahawks | $7,600,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Sean Lee | Cowboys | $7,300,000 | $9,000,000 |
| K.J. Wright | Seahawks | $6,800,000 | $5,800,000 |
| Danny Trevathan | Bears | $6,732,353 | $5,482,353 |
| Mychal Kendricks | Eagles | $6,600,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Paul Posluszny | Jaguars | $6,166,668 | $5,000,000 |
| Brian Cushing | Texans | $6,077,831 | $2,655,331 |
| Lavonte David | Buccaneers | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Alec Ogletree | Rams | $5,719,000 | $11,369,000 |
| Dont'a Hightower | Patriots | $5,335,938 | $11,523,438 |
| Christian Kirksey | Browns | $5,162,625 | $9,797,000 |
| Tahir Whitehead | Lions | $5,000,000 | $3,500,000 |
| Nigel Bradham | Eagles | $4,750,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Brandon Marshall | Broncos | $4,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Kevin Minter | Bengals | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 |
| Wesley Woodyard | Titans | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 |
| Anthony Barr | Vikings | $4,054,780 | $2,157,762 |
| Vic Beasley | Falcons | $3,953,244 | $1,752,748 |
| Lawrence Timmons | Dolphins | $3,716,176 | $6,441,176 |
| Malcolm Smith | 49ers | $3,700,000 | $9,050,000 |
| Jonathan Casillas | Giants | $3,666,668 | $3,000,000 |
| Derrick Johnson | Chiefs | $3,500,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Shea McClellin | Patriots | $3,283,333 | $2,100,000 |
| Vincent Rey | Bengals | $3,250,000 | $3,225,000 |
| Ryan Shazier | Steelers | $3,025,020 | $1,716,438 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | Bills | $3,000,000 | $3,250,000 |
| Paul Worrilow | Lions | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Keenan Robinson | Giants | $3,000,000 | $2,925,000 |
| David Harris | Patriots | $2,843,750 | $2,625,000 |
| Kiko Alonso | Dolphins | $2,837,500 | $8,100,000 |
| A.J. Klein | Saints | $2,800,000 | $5,800,000 |
| C.J. Mosley | Ravens | $2,796,183 | $1,618,365 |
| Emmanuel Lamur | Vikings | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 |
| Todd Davis | Broncos | $2,746,000 | $2,746,000 |
| Zach Brown | Commanders | $2,550,000 | $2,300,000 |
| Vince Williams | Steelers | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Deone Bucannon | Cardinals | $2,452,927 | $1,471,254 |
| Jerrell Freeman | Bears | $2,446,079 | $1,985,294 |
| Shaq Thompson | Panthers | $2,402,380 | $1,235,794 |
| Darron Lee | Jets | $2,323,101 | $914,620 |
| Karlos Dansby | Cardinals | $2,250,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Demario Davis | Jets | $2,225,000 | $2,225,000 |
| Telvin Smith | Jaguars | $2,008,821 | $5,197,000 |
| Mason Foster | Commanders | $2,000,000 | $1,225,000 |
| Lerentee McCray | Jaguars | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Jarrad Davis | Lions | $1,994,440 | $6,582,760 |
| Preston Brown | Bills | $1,959,000 | $1,797,000 |
| Anthony Hitchens | Cowboys | $1,905,716 | $1,797,000 |
| Avery Williamson | Titans | $1,845,613 | $1,797,000 |
| Devon Kennard | Giants | $1,833,140 | $1,797,000 |
| Manti Te'o | Saints | $1,825,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Nathan Stupar | Saints | $1,800,000 | $1,400,000 |
| Craig Robertson | Saints | $1,800,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Will Compton | Commanders | $1,797,000 | $1,797,000 |
| Korey Toomer | Chargers | $1,797,000 | $1,797,000 |
| Koa Misi | Dolphins | $1,793,625 | $1,150,000 |
| Kyle Wilber | Cowboys | $1,750,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Reuben Foster | 49ers | $1,642,830 | $5,176,320 |
| Michael Wilhoite | Seahawks | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 |
| Christian Jones | Bears | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Jaylon Smith | Cowboys | $1,476,130 | $745,226 |
| Benardrick McKinney | Texans | $1,457,761 | $920,920 |
| Brock Coyle | 49ers | $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 |
| Myles Jack | Jaguars | $1,439,645 | $737,929 |
| Hau'oli Kikaha | Saints | $1,436,267 | $913,756 |
| Daren Bates | Titans | $1,416,666 | $1,750,000 |
| Eric Kendricks | Vikings | $1,406,160 | $903,720 |
| Tank Carder | Browns | $1,400,000 | $1,250,000 |
| NaVorro Bowman | Raiders | $1,400,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Denzel Perryman | Chargers | $1,302,674 | $869,224 |
| LaRoy Reynolds | Falcons | $1,250,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Albert McClellan | Ravens | $1,200,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Deion Jones | Falcons | $1,033,100 | $656,620 |
| Nate Palmer | Titans | $1,025,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Stephone Anthony | Dolphins | $1,004,015 | $1,004,015 |
| Najee Goode | Eagles | $875,000 | $875,000 |
| Raekwon McMillan | Dolphins | $854,097 | $2,021,388 |
| Ben Jacobs | Panthers | $825,000 | $875,000 |
| Eli Harold | 49ers | $823,343 | $649,000 |
| Zach Cunningham | Texans | $813,043 | $1,857,172 |
| Jordan Hicks | Eagles | $796,183 | $633,000 |
| Julian Stanford | Jets | $775,000 | $775,000 |
| Nick Vigil | Bengals | $738,907 | $565,000 |
| Damien Wilson | Cowboys | $731,579 | $615,000 |
| Jake Ryan | Packers | $729,169 | $615,000 |
| Kwon Alexander | Buccaneers | $727,546 | $615,000 |
| Reggie Ragland | Chiefs | $715,517 | $715,517 |
| Corey Nelson | Broncos | $702,150 | $690,000 |
| Joe Schobert | Browns | $698,489 | $540,000 |
| Mark Herzlich | Giants | $695,000 | $855,000 |
| Ramon Humber | Bills | $695,000 | $980,000 |
| Terence Garvin | Seahawks | $695,000 | $855,000 |
| Marquis Flowers | Patriots | $690,000 | $690,000 |
| Kevin Pierre-Louis | Chiefs | $690,000 | $690,000 |
| Adarius Taylor | Buccaneers | $690,000 | $690,000 |
| Dewey McDonald | Seahawks | $690,000 | $690,000 |
| Duke Riley | Falcons | $687,438 | $1,354,752 |
| B.J. Goodson | Giants | $685,552 | $540,000 |
| Nick Kwiatkoski | Bears | $683,780 | $540,000 |
| De'Vondre Campbell | Falcons | $681,382 | $540,000 |
| Martrell Spaight | Commanders | $674,487 | $615,000 |
| Antonio Morrison | Colts | $669,977 | $540,000 |
| Kyle Emanuel | Chargers | $669,643 | $615,000 |
| Jon Bostic | Colts | $658,000 | $658,000 |
| David Mayo | Panthers | $656,563 | $615,000 |
| Kendell Beckwith | Buccaneers | $641,572 | $1,171,288 |
| Bruce Carter | Jets | $640,000 | $800,000 |
| Blake Martinez | Packers | $635,848 | $540,000 |
| Bryce Hager | Rams | $633,035 | $615,000 |
| Ben Gedeon | Vikings | $623,132 | $1,097,528 |
| Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Lions | $618,273 | $1,078,092 |
| Josh Bynes | Cardinals | $615,000 | $775,000 |
| D.J. Alexander | Seahawks | $615,000 | $615,000 |
| Brian Peters | Texans | $615,000 | $615,000 |
| Jeremiah George | Colts | $615,000 | $615,000 |
| Joe Thomas | Packers | $615,000 | $615,000 |
| Ramik Wilson | Chiefs | $615,000 | $615,000 |
| Hayes Pullard | Chargers | $615,000 | $615,000 |
| Mike Hull | Dolphins | $615,000 | $615,000 |
| Kentrell Brothers | Vikings | $598,170 | $540,000 |
| Alex Anzalone | Saints | $591,677 | $1,240,121 |
| Jatavis Brown | Chargers | $586,096 | $540,000 |
| Vince Biegel | Packers | $583,378 | $1,103,689 |
| Nick Bellore | Lions | $578,824 | $729,412 |
| Elandon Roberts | Patriots | $565,089 | $540,000 |
| Tyler Matakevich | Steelers | $555,763 | $540,000 |
| Jordan Tripp | Falcons | $546,000 | $546,000 |
| Cory Littleton | Rams | $545,000 | $540,000 |
| John Timu | Bears | $542,647 | $542,647 |
| Nick Dzubnar | Chargers | $542,647 | $542,647 |
| L.J. Fort | Steelers | $542,647 | $542,647 |
| Cory James | Raiders | $541,884 | $508,765 |
| Terrance Smith | Chiefs | $540,000 | $540,000 |
| Kamu Grugier-Hill | Eagles | $540,000 | $540,000 |
| James Cowser | Raiders | $540,000 | $540,000 |
| Zaire Anderson | Broncos | $540,000 | $540,000 |
| Deon King | Jaguars | $540,000 | $540,000 |
| Patrick Onwuasor | Ravens | $540,000 | $540,000 |
| Blair Brown | Jaguars | $538,681 | $759,724 |
| Jayon Brown | Titans | $532,891 | $736,564 |
| Anthony Walker Jr. | Colts | $531,357 | $730,428 |
| Matt Milano | Bills | $530,379 | $726,516 |
| Marquel Lee | Raiders | $528,426 | $718,704 |
| Ukeme Eligwe | Chiefs | $515,487 | $666,948 |
| Mark Nzeocha | 49ers | $506,471 | $506,471 |
| Jared Norris | Panthers | $505,019 | $498,353 |
| Jordan Evans | Bengals | $504,130 | $621,520 |
| Tanner Vallejo | Bills | $503,453 | $618,812 |
| Devante Bond | Buccaneers | $501,177 | $465,000 |
| Josh Harvey-Clemons | Commanders | $486,080 | $549,320 |
| Joe Walker | Eagles | $473,152 | $458,118 |
| Dylan Cole | Texans | $469,000 | $477,000 |
| Calvin Munson | Giants | $468,333 | $475,000 |
| Chase Allen | Dolphins | $468,333 | $475,000 |
| Eric Wilson | Vikings | $468,333 | $475,000 |
| Nicholas Morrow | Raiders | $467,500 | $472,500 |
| James Burgess | Browns | $465,000 | $465,000 |
| Steve Longa | Lions | $465,000 | $465,000 |
| Justin Currie | Browns | $465,000 | $465,000 |
| B.J. Bello | Browns | $465,000 | $465,000 |
| Donald Payne | Jaguars | $465,000 | $465,000 |
| Elijah Lee | 49ers | $437,647 | $437,647 |
| Gerald Hodges | Saints | $434,118 | $547,059 |
| Scooby Wright | Cardinals | $412,941 | $412,941 |
| Dominique Alexander | Browns | $410,480 | $404,647 |
| Curtis Grant | Giants | $403,235 | $403,235 |
| Harvey Langi | Patriots | $401,176 | $411,176 |
| Ben Heeney | Texans | $400,588 | $400,588 |
| Steven Johnson | Ravens | $397,941 | $501,471 |
| Andrew Gachkar | Panthers | $397,941 | $501,471 |
| Michael Mauti | Saints | $397,941 | $501,471 |
| Antwione Williams | Vikings | $385,412 | $385,412 |
| Justin March-Lillard | Cowboys | $381,176 | $381,176 |
| Shilique Calhoun | Raiders | $381,176 | $381,176 |
| Lamin Barrow | Dolphins | $378,000 | $378,000 |
| Dannell Ellerbe | Eagles | $370,588 | $370,588 |
| Jamal Carter | Broncos | $366,333 | $373,000 |
| Edwin Jackson | Colts | $363,000 | $363,000 |
| Bam Bradley | Ravens | $362,431 | $363,765 |
| Sean Weatherspoon | Falcons | $361,765 | $455,882 |
| Su'a Cravens | Commanders | $355,631 | $0 |
| Mike Moore | Chargers | $351,333 | $358,000 |
| Donavin Newsom | 49ers | $349,666 | $353,000 |
| Shaan Washington | Vikings | $349,666 | $353,000 |
| Brandon Chubb | Lions | $348,000 | $348,000 |
| Nate Gerry | Eagles | $300,882 | $300,882 |
| Jerrol Garcia-Williams | Broncos | $300,882 | $300,882 |
| Ray-Ray Armstrong | Giants | $294,118 | $294,118 |
| Josh Keyes | Browns | $289,412 | $289,412 |
| Kelvin Sheppard | Giants | $289,412 | $364,706 |
| Deon Lacey | Bills | $273,529 | $273,529 |
| Zach Vigil | Commanders | $253,235 | $253,235 |
| Akeem Ayers | Giants | $253,235 | $319,118 |
| Bryson Albright | Cardinals | $246,176 | $246,176 |
| Deontae Skinner | Giants | $219,706 | $219,706 |
| Joseph Jones | Broncos | $218,824 | $218,824 |
| Neville Hewitt | Dolphins | $217,059 | $217,059 |
| Josh Forrest | Seahawks | $202,059 | $202,059 |
| Jermaine Grace | Colts | $191,471 | $191,471 |
| Hardy Nickerson | Bengals | $191,471 | $191,471 |
| Sean Spence | Steelers | $182,353 | $182,353 |
| Gabe Martin | Cardinals | $158,824 | $158,824 |
| Nicholas Grigsby | Patriots | $158,824 | $158,824 |
| Jonathan Freeny | Saints | $136,765 | $136,765 |
| Denzel Johnson | Titans | $136,400 | $136,400 |
| Eric Nzeocha | Buccaneers | $122,400 | $122,400 |
| Nordly Capi | Bills | $109,412 | $109,412 |
| Keith Kelsey | Steelers | $100,800 | $100,800 |
| Paul Dawson | Seahawks | $95,294 | $95,294 |
| Hardy Nickerson | Bengals | $93,600 | $93,600 |
| Austin Calitro | Browns | $93,600 | $93,600 |
| Shayne Skov | Saints | $86,400 | $86,400 |
| Riley Bullough | Buccaneers | $82,059 | $82,059 |
| Otha Peters | Commanders | $82,059 | $82,059 |
| Brandon Bell | Bengals | $82,059 | $82,059 |
| Jonathan Anderson | Bears | $72,353 | $72,353 |
| Trevor Bates | Giants | $64,800 | $64,800 |
| Jeremy Cash | Browns | $63,529 | $63,529 |
| Adam Bighill | Saints | $60,000 | $60,000 |
| Nigel Harris | Buccaneers | $54,706 | $54,706 |
| Brady Sheldon | Raiders | $54,706 | $54,706 |
| Joshua Perry | Colts | $50,400 | $50,400 |
| Brooks Ellis | Jaguars | $43,200 | $43,200 |
| Edmond Robinson | Cardinals | $36,176 | $36,176 |
| Darnell Sankey | Ravens | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Boseko Lokombo | 49ers | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Thurston Armbrister | Lions | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Richie Brown | Panthers | $28,800 | $28,800 |
| Carl Bradford | Bengals | $28,800 | $28,800 |
| Derrick Mathews | Giants | $27,353 | $27,353 |
| Tre'Von Johnson | Cowboys | $27,353 | $27,353 |
| Trevor Bates | Giants | $21,600 | $21,600 |
| Connor Harris | Bengals | $14,400 | $14,400 |
| Marcus Rush | Broncos | $14,400 | $14,400 |
| Kache Palacio | Seahawks | $14,400 | $14,400 |
| Deon King | Jaguars | $14,400 | $14,400 |
| Xavier Woodson-Luster | Bills | $7,200 | $7,200 |
| Rolando McClain | Cowboys | $0 | $0 |
| Xavier Woodson-Luster | Raiders | $0 | $0 |