Highest Paid Nfl Player 2024. Deshaun watson, qb, cleveland browns | $63.77 million. The cincinnati bengals' joe burrow is the highest paid player in the nfl.
The nfl’s record revenue in 2024 has led to a significant increase in the salary cap to $255.4 million per team. Nfl’s highest paid players in 2024 regardless of position (average salary per year):