Seattle Seahawks make Devon Witherspoon NFL's highest-paid CB of all time, but probably not for long

It is an NFL concern information that erstwhile its champion players hold to caller contracts, they interruption records arsenic good arsenic the bank. That's the lawsuit with Seattle Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon, who connected Saturday became the league's highest-paid cornerback.

Witherspoon agreed to a four-year woody worthy $132 cardinal that includes much than $101 cardinal successful guarantees, according to a source. And this:

It not lone makes Witherspoon the league's highest paid subordinate astatine his presumption contiguous but besides all-time.

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Quarterback Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys looks to walk arsenic cornerback Devon Witherspoon #21 of the Seattle Seahawks defends during the 1st 4th of the crippled astatine AT&T Stadium connected November 30, 2023 successful Arlington, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Witherspoon's woody volition mean $33 cardinal per play connected an yearly mean ground which beats the $31 cardinal per play Denzel Ward got from the Cleveland Browns past month.

That's not all.

Witherspoon, a Pro Bowl enactment each 3 years he's been successful the NFL, is getting paid to halt opposing wide receivers and quarterbacks. And this woody pays him much than galore opposing wide receivers and quarterbacks.

Consider that Witherspoon's woody pays much connected an yearly mean than Aaron Rodgers gets from the Pittsburgh Steelers connected an yearly mean – $22 million.

It pays much than Kirk Cousins gets from the Las Vegas Raiders – $11.3 million.

Illinois antiaircraft backmost Devon Witherspoon holds a jersey with commissioner Roger Goodell aft being drafted successful the archetypal circular of the NFL Draft connected April 27, 2023 astatine Union Station successful Kansas City, MO. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

And portion it doesn't eclipse what Baker Mayfield ($33.3 million) gets from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his full guarantees of $101 cardinal are much than doubly Mayfield's $50 cardinal successful full guarantees.

Witherspoon's woody is successful backmost territory and Seahawks backmost Sam Darnold tin attest to that.

Darnold past play signed a woody that averages $33.5 cardinal per play with $55 cardinal successful guarantees.

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Witherspoon blew the guarantees fig away. And Witherspoon is evidently successful the aforesaid vicinity connected an yearly average.

The concern of the NFL is thriving and these deals are proof.

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Christian Gonzalez of the New England Patriots runs connected the tract earlier Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Levi's Stadium successful Santa Clara, Calif., connected Feb. 8, 2026. (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

And it is not apt to stop.

Witherspoon's woody signals that another, apt bigger, declaration is en way for a cornerback crossed the country.

The New England Patriots and cornerback Christian Gonzalez person been negotiating a caller woody for months. Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft is connected grounds arsenic saying the Patriots were offering to marque Gonzalez the highest paid cornerback successful the NFL.

It was a contention to spot whether Gonzalez and the Patriots oregon Witherspoon and the Seahawks would hold to a declaration first.

Witherspoon won that race. And you cognize what spoils spell to the loser?

Gonzalez volition present beryllium aiming to surpass Witherspoon's declaration – due to the fact that for the champion of the champion successful the NFL, the adjacent declaration is usually the biggest.

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