Santonio Holmes

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New York Jets
2012 Salary: $9.25 million

League’s sixth-highest paid receiver has broken 1,000 yards just once, with Pittsburgh in 2009. Steelers let Holmes and his questionable attitude go for a fifth round draft pick to the Jets, who promptly gave him a five-year, $45 million. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

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NFL's Most Overp... Sometimes an NFL player can parlay decent play or one big year into an elite level contract. These ten stand out for such feats in 2012. Salary figures include salary and bonus money each player is due this season. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

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David Harris New York Jets
2012 Salary: $12 milllion

Good linebacker, but the second-highest paid defensive player in the league?Harris has been All-Pro once (second team in 2009) in five years. (Rich Schultz /Getty Images)

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Karlos Dansby Miami Dolphins
2012 Salary: $10.7 million

League’s second highest paid linebacker has been a steady performer for eight seasons but never an All Pro. (AP Photo/ David Duprey)

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Johnathan Joseph Houston Texans
2012 Salary: $9.75 million

Terrific last season, but the corner drafted in the first round in 2006 has started a full 16-game season once (2009) and been named All-Pro once (2011). (AP Photo/Dave Einsel)

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Marcedes Lewis Jacksonville Jaguars
2012 Salary: $9.6 million

Receiver’s big 2010 season (58 catches, 700 yards, 10 TDs) was his only standout performance in a six-year career. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

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Santonio Holmes New York Jets
2012 Salary: $9.25 million

League’s sixth-highest paid receiver has broken 1,000 yards just once, with Pittsburgh in 2009. Steelers let Holmes and his questionable attitude go for a fifth round draft pick to the Jets, who promptly gave him a five-year, $45 million. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

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DeAngelo William... Carolina Panthers
2012 Salary: $8.7 million

Running back was very good in 2008 and 2009, otherwise limited contributions through six seasons. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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Antonio Cromarti... New York Jets
2012 Salary: $8.25 million

Corner sees a lot of action as opponents prefer to pick on him instead of Darrelle Revis on the other side. Cromartie’s high-risk, high-reward style leads to big plays but also a lot of burn marks. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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Sidney Rice Seattle Seahawks
2012 Salary: $8.2 million

Wide receiver has had trouble staying on the field throughout a five-year career, doing little beyond his 1,312-yard All Pro season of 2009. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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Vernon Davis San Francisco 49ers
2012 Salary: $8 million

Tight end had 78 receptions and 13 TDs in his 2009 Pro Bowl season. Didn’t approach those numbers in any of his other five seasons. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Darren McFadden Oakland Raiders
2012 Salary: $7.8 million

Running back has played just 46 of a possible 65 games since the Raiders took him No. 4 overall in the 2008 draft. McFadden rushed for 1,157 yards in 2010; no more than 614 in any other season. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

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