6. Teddy Bridgewater, QB, New Orleans Saints
If there is one player who helped his future earnings most this year, it’s Bridgewater. Well paid for a backup at $7.5 million, Bridgewater had to step in and start five games when Drew Brees injured his thumb. The Saints won all five games with Bridgewater playing well. The Saints would love to keep him as an eventual successor to Brees. But that probably will be impossible because Bridgewater can break the bank on the open market.