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1) Jaire Alexander ($21 million)

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Up to this day, it is still astounding for a small-market team like the Green Bay Packers to be able to attract marquee free agents and sign them to very lucrative deals. Case in point: Jaire Alexander.

As soon as the then-one-time All-Pro and Pro Bowler entered his fifth-year option in May 2022, general manager Brian Gutekunst did not hesitate to extend him for four years and $84 million. While obviously not as large as Jalen Ramsey's and Denzel Ward's contracts in terms of total amount, the $21-million annual pay represents the highest in the league.

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Alexander has made another All-Pro and Pro Bowl and revisited the playoffs since then, even going as far as the Divisional Round.

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