Marcus Epps signed a new deal with the Las Vegas Raiders, and he’ll head to the AFC West with almost $900K in bonus money after leading the entire NFL in performance-based pay last season.
NFL Communications has released the numbers for performance-based pay earned by players from the 2022 season, and Epps finished at No. 1 ahead of Cordell Volson (Bengals), who earned $854K in extra pay.
Former #Eagles safety Marcus Epps, who left in free agency for the #Raiders, led the NFL with a $880,384 performance-based pay distribution for 2022. pic.twitter.com/S9OiYxULBi
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 17, 2023
All 32 NFL teams hand out $10.5 million to their players based on playing time and salary, with some of the team’s lowest-paid players earning a healthy bonus based on playing time.
The $880,384 bonus nearly equaled his $965,000 base salary for 2022 after Epps started all 17 games for the Eagles, playing in all but 10 of their defensive snaps and almost 38 percent of the club’s special teams play.
Initially drafted by Minnesota in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Epps was claimed on waiver by Philadelphia and developed into a key starter.
In 62 career games with the Eagles, Epps recorded 192 tackles, 15 passes defended, and three interceptions.
Avonte Maddox earned a large bonus in 2021 after ascending the depth chart.
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