Dwight Freeney

Forbes.com: The Highest-Salaried NFL Players

Defensive End - Indianapolis Colts
2012 Salary: $19 million

Seven-time Pro Bowler has 102 sacks since 2002. He gets a $14 million base this season as part of six-year, $72 million deal signed in 2007. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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The Highest - Sa... Passers and pass rushers dominate the list of those making big bucks. These ten players will pull in the most this season. Figures are based on salary and bonus money a player is due in 2012, not annual averages. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Dwight Freeney Defensive End - Indianapolis Colts
2012 Salary: $19 million

Seven-time Pro Bowler has 102 sacks since 2002. He gets a $14 million base this season as part of six-year, $72 million deal signed in 2007. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Elvis Dumervil Defensive End - Denver Broncos
2012 Salary: $18.9 million

Premier pass rusher bounced back from an injury riddled 2010 season to record 9.5 sacks in 14 starts last year. Dumervil is owed $61 million through 2015, of which $43 million is guaranteed. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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Peyton Manning Quarterback - Denver Broncos
2012 Salary: $18 million

Manning launches his Rocky Mountain chapter with five years and $96 million; only the $18 million for 2012 is initially guaranteed. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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Sam Bradford Quarterback - St. Louis Rams
2012 Salary: $15.6 million

The No. 1 overall pick in 2010 was the last top selection to sign before the new rookie wage scale. His six-year, $78 million deal runs through 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Philip Rivers Quarterback - San Diego Chargers
2012 Salary: $15.3 million

Rivers’ passer rating dropped to 88.7 last year after three straight years of 100-plus. The Chargers hope it’s not the start of a decline - their deal with the 31-year-old runs for four more years. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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Jared Allen Defensive End - Minnesota Vikings
2012 Salary: $15.2 million

Four-time Pro Bowler led the NFL with 22 sacks last year. And talk about durable: Allen has missed three games in eight seasons with Kansas City and Minnesota. (AP Photo/Andy King)

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Tamba Hali Defensive End - Kansas City Chiefs
2012 Salary: $14.5 million

A first round pick out of Penn State in 2006, Hali has started 95 of a possible 96 career games. His five-year $57.5 million contract signed in 2011 peaks in the second and third seasons (2012 and 2013). (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Michael Vick Quarterback - Philadelphia Eagles
2012 Salary: $13.9 million

After an initial look-see, the Eagles went all in on Vick before the 2011 season: five years and $80 million, with $32 million guaranteed. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

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Trent Williams Offensive Tackle - Washington Redskins
2012 Salary: $13.4 million

The fourth overall pick two years ago out of Oklahoma signed for $60 million over six years. Williams got hit with a suspension last year for flunking drug tests - now he’s day-to-day in training camp with a bruised foot. Is this the man the Skins want protecting RG3’s blind side? (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Larry Fitzgerald Wide Receiver - Arizona Cardinals
2102 Salary: $13.25 million

The Cards locked up the receiver extraordinaire with an eight-year contract for $128.5M. The money peaks in 2015, when he’s due $20.25M. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)

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