Every NFL team’s highest salary for the 2023 season
By Nick Villano
New York Jets: C.J. Mosley — $21.476 million
Aaron Rodgers joined the New York Jets and immediately renegotiated his contract. We have no idea how to explain it. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk does a good job, but according to him, the contract is good for seven years despite the Jets and Rodgers talking about it like it’s a two-year deal. This just shows the absolute wildness that is NFL contracts.
Anyway, the Jets are still paying some of its stars big bucks. They signed C.J. Mosley to an $85 million deal in 2019, and he restructured that deal last offseason. Now, he has two years left at roughly the same cap hit.
Mosley was once considered the beacon of light for this defense. Now, there are three or four other players who can claim their status as the top guy on that side of the ball. Sauce Gardner is probably going to take the mantle this season as Mosley slowly moves down the chart of importance.
This is going to be an important season. Cutting Mosley in 2024 could save the Jets $17 million. The linebacker has to prove he’s more valuable on the field than he is in extra cap space when Rodgers’ deal gets back to normal QB prices.