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Memphis Football NFL Alumni: Former Tigers Make $28.5 Million Per Year

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September 12, 2017
Memphis Football NFL Alumni: Former Tigers Make $28.5 Million Per Year

The Memphis Tigers have had 16 NFL Draft picks since 2000, including a trio of first round draft picks — DeAngelo Williams, Dontari Poe and Paxton Lynch. Currently, 10 former Memphis players are in the NFL, 8 making 53-man rosters and two on initial practice squads.

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That number could jump up to 11 if Williams, an 11-year NFL vet, joins a team during the regular season, but for now, those 10 Memphis alum make up the Tigers in the NFL.

If you add up the average yearly salary of each of the 10 former Tigers in the NFL, Memphis alumni currently combine to make $28,725,949 in average yearly salary.

Here's a look at each player and how much they make in the NFL:

Player Pos. Age NFL Team Avg. Yearly Salary
Ron Leary G 28 Denver $9,000,000
Dontari Poe NT 27 Atlanta $8,000,000
Stephen Gostkowski K 33 New England $4,300,000
Clinton McDonald DT 30 Tampa Bay $3,000,000
Paxton Lynch QB 23 Denver $2,369,077
Jordan Devey OL 29 Kansas City $690,000
Bobby McCain CB 24 Miami $627,072
Alan Cross TE 24 Tampa Bay $495,000
Mose Frazier* WR 24 Carolina $122,400
Jake Elliott* K 22 Cincinnati $122,400

* Denotes practice squad player

Leary, the highest paid former Tiger, was signed by the Denver Broncos away from the Dallas Cowboys, where he helped DeMarco Murray and later Ezekiel Elliott win rushing titles.

Poe signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons this year to bolster the defensive line. He has 200 career tackles and 13 career sacks.

Gostkowski is one of the best kickers in the NFL, with two Super Bowl Championships under his belt to go along with four AFC Championships and four Pro Bowls. He's a two-time First-Team All-Pro and a one time Second-Team All-Pro.

Rounding out the top-paid Memphis alum are Tampa Bay defensive lineman Clinton McDonald and 2016 first-round draft pick quarterback Paxton Lynch.

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