Highest-paid NFL defensive players: Where Texans' Will Anderson Jr. ranks
The Houston Texans have extended Will Anderson Jr., putting the star atop a few of the NFL's highest-paid player charts.
Defense spending continues to rise. NFL teams are starting to cut big checks for the league's best defensive players, and the market is booming right now. It's a market that now has some of the game's best pass-rushers standing alongside quarterbacks as among the sport's highest-paid players.
On April 17, Will Anderson Jr. etched his name onto those lists after the Houston Texans awarded him with a three-year, $150 million extension , according to reports. In other words, it pays to play defense.
Myles Garrett , Maxx Crosby , Danielle Hunter , T. J. Watt and Micah Parsons all claimed a spot last offseason – a sign of things to come.
Anderson is getting the party started this offseason, setting the stage – and market – for many years to come. Now there's a new No. 1 on the highest-paid lists.