Marcus Epps almost doubled his previous salary with the NFL’s performance-based pay split


By Alexis Chassen

on March 18, 2023 8:48 am

Each season since the CBA ratified in 2002, there has been a money pool, the performance-based compensation program that pays players based on their playing time and salary level. This year’s top earner was now-former Eagles safety Marcus Epps, who earned $880,384 — out of the $336 million paid out — for the 2022 season.

Epps had the support of his teammates as he attempted to fill the spot for Malcolm Jenkins and Rodney McLeod and went on to post career-best numbers in his third full year with the team. He started all 17 games and played in all but 10 defensive snaps while recording 94 total tackles, six passes defended and one forced fumble. The security played a bunch of snaps for someone in the final year of their rookie deal, whose base salary was $965,000.

The NFL only released the top 25 payouts, and Epps — now a member of the Las Vegas Raiders — was the only Philly native on the list.

2022 Performance-based salary distribution

player
Team 2022
position
payout

player
Team 2022
position
payout

Markus Epps
Philadelphia
S
$880,384

Cordell Volson
cincinnati
G
$854,407

Luke Fortner
Jacksonville
C
$819,686

Michael Onwenu
New England
G
$813,083

Jon Runyan
Green Bay
G
$790,159

Andre Cisco
Jacksonville
S
$763,775

Kevin Dotson
Pittsburgh
G
$746,013

Tariq Woolen
Seattle
cb
$742,378

Dan Moore
Pittsburgh
T
$739,072

Michael Jackson
Seattle
cb
$734,602

Donovan Peoples Jones
Cleveland
WR
$717,642

Tashaun Gipson
san francisco
S
$708,106

Robert Hainsey
Tampa Bay
C
$706,331

Cadre Kohou
Miami
cb
$705,584

Myles Hartsfield
Carolina
S
$705,255

Talanoa Hufanga
san francisco
S
$703,926

Jamaree Salyer
LA chargers
G
$695,838

Camryn Bynum
Minnesota
S
$694,661

Logan Wilson
cincinnati
LB
$669,729

TreySmith
Kansas City
G
$663,756

Damar Hamelin
buffalo
S
$652,470

Nick Scott
LA Rams
S
$649,016

Jake Brendel
san francisco
C
$643,691

Josh Myers
Green Bay
C
$638,041

Duron Harmon
Las Vegas
S
$636,623

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