NFL 2019: Jarvis Landry, former Patriots headline All-Overpaid team

Teams often dish out big money to free agents or players they’re afraid of losing. Here we look at players such as those with the NFL 2019 All-Overpaid Team

Every year, NFL teams head into free agency knowing that they will have to shell out big money in order to land some of the top available free agents. The results for these moves are often mixed as some end up being great fits whereas others wind up being vastly overpaid.

Of course, overpaying a player could happen when a team pays to keep one of their own. Whether that’s fear of the unknown — like when a franchise doesn’t want to move on from a quarterback — or simply an inflated market, players can put their clubs in a bad spot when they take up too much of the salary cap and don’t make their intended impact.

Here we look at players who have been overpaid, no matter the reason, and assign our NFL 2019 All-Overpaid Team. The one caveat is that we are purposely leaving players off this list who are still on rookie contracts since many of those are bound by certain CBA requirements.

Note: All contract numbers used are courtesy of OverTheCap.com

Special Teams: Mason Crosby (K), Green Bay Packers Chris Jones (P), Dallas Cowboys

Mason Crosby signed a five year, $16.1 million with $5 million of guarantees in 2016. His first year of the contract was solid but after that, Crosby started to struggle. He made 78.9 percent of his kicks in 2017 and was at 81.1% in 2018 but did miss seven field goals and two extra points.

Chris Jones is going to count for $2.3 million against the salary cap for the Cowboys. He’s a good punter, but that’s a lot of money for a specialist, especially when you consider how close they are to the salary cap max.

Note: All contract numbers used are courtesy of OverTheCap.com