Every NFL team’s highest salary for the 2023 season

Detroit Lions: Jared Goff — $30.975 million

We finally got a run of quarterbacks, but they aren’t exactly superstars. Jared Goff is one of the most interesting contracts in the league this season. The Detroit Lions are unexpectedly keeping Goff through the years of his contract, which would save them a ton of money to cut. The Lions quarterback is going to make north of $30 million, and cutting him now would save them more than $20 million.

However, Goff made himself impossible to cut with his performance last season. This Lions team came from out of nowhere to become the favorites in the NFC North. Sure, that has a lot to do with Aaron Rodgers going to New Jersey and nobody liking the Vikings, but this Lions roster puts them in a position to play whatever quarterback can possibly win them games.

Goff finished last season with more than 4,400 yards, 29 touchdowns, and just seven interceptions. It was the best interception rate of his career (throwing them on just 1.2 percent of his passes).

Can Goff get better than this? Some thought the Lions would look to upgrade the QB position in 2023, but there’s no need. Going one more season with Goff makes sense. He has one more season on this current contract, and if he repeats the current performance, he will look for a raise on his $30+ million salary. We’ll see if he can do it. If he can, it would be hard to deny him that raise.