Aaron Rodgers, the Jets quarterback, received the lowest performance-based pay in the NFL for the 2023 season, earning only $81.14 from the league-wide pool after playing just four snaps before rupturing his Achilles tendon. Despite his low performance-based pay, Rodgers is focused on playing more in 2024, as he aims to continue his career for four more years, potentially with the Jets.
The NFL's performance-based pay program allocated $12.3 million to Green Bay Packers players, with the top beneficiaries being tackles Zach Tom and Rasheed Walker. This extra pay won't impact the team's cap, but it could affect future salaries through a performance escalator. Several returning rookie contract players are expected to qualify for salary bumps based on their performance, potentially leading to significant cap space or increased salaries for the team.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and cornerback Deommodore Lenoir received sizable performance-based pay bonuses from the NFL for the 2023 season, with Purdy receiving the 24th-largest bonus of $739,795 and Lenoir receiving the 14th-best bonus of $790,744. Despite being late-round draft picks, their playing time and contributions earned them these bonuses, providing some compensation for their underpaid rookie contracts.
The NFL is distributing almost $394 million in Performance-Based Pay (PBP) to its players for the 2023 season, with Kansas City Chiefs’ right guard Trey Smith receiving more than $865,000 in additional compensation, ranking seventh in the league. The program rewards players with higher percentages of playing time and lower salaries. Smith played 96% of the team’s offensive snaps and 17% of the special teams snaps while earning $1.1 million in base salary. This supplemental compensation is separate from the Proven Performance Escalator (PPE) program, which benefits fourth-year rookie contract players and counts against the team’s salary cap.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy received a performance-based pay of $739,795, representing 75.1% of his 2023 base salary, after a standout season where he set a franchise record for passing yards and earned his first Pro Bowl nod. As he awaits a lucrative contract extension, team owner Jed York expressed readiness to pay Purdy as their franchise quarterback. Purdy is the only quarterback among the top 25 players on the performance-based pay list, which is largely dominated by offensive linemen.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy nearly doubled his salary through the NFL's performance-based pay program, receiving a bonus of over $739,000, which is about an 85% increase from his base salary last season. This program rewards players with lower salaries who have significant playing time, and Purdy's impressive performance as a starter for the 49ers earned him this substantial bonus. As a successful quarterback on a winning team, Purdy is expected to sign a lucrative contract extension soon, but for now, he has extra spending money in his pocket.
Cordell Volson, Cincinnati Bengals left guard, is among the top 5 recipients of the NFL's performance-based pay for the 2023 season, earning an extra $905,972. Despite initial struggles, Volson showed improvement and potential, with the Bengals expressing confidence in his abilities. The team hopes for continued growth from Volson to bolster their offensive line and protect quarterback Joe Burrow from injuries.
Deion Sanders, head coach of Colorado, supports college football players profiting off of their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), but is against collectives that offer money to players before they even play a down of college football. Sanders believes that players should be compensated based on their performance and with incentives for hitting certain goals, rather than being offered money through a collective while still in high school. He wants players to be set up for success in the NFL and not have NIL take away from football.
HISD Superintendent Mike Miles revealed new details about his "New Education System" program, which includes reconstituting 29 struggling schools in mostly Black and brown neighborhoods. Administrators, teachers, and staff members at these schools will need to reapply for their jobs, which will be opened to any qualified applicant. Miles also clarified that established HISD teachers will not be reclassified as "teacher apprentices" or "learning coaches." Under Miles’ “hospital model,” teachers at those 29 schools would make an average of $85,000, in addition to a $10,000 stipend, while teacher apprentices and learning coaches would make less.
