The NFL announced its performance-based pay for the 2015 season Tuesday. More than $121 million was paid out to players using a formula that rewards players in a formula based on playing time to salary. Players who log the most snaps but have lower salary levels compared to their teammates are paid from a fund that started in 2002 and has paid out more than $1 billion since its inception.

 

The top 25 performance-based pay distributions for 2015 are below…

 

1. Denver Broncos center Matt Paradis: $391,648

2. Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle T.J. Clemmings: $359,396

3. Cincinnati Bengals center Russell Bodine: $352,271

4. Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Garry Gilliam: $329,384

5. New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler: $319,283

6. Atlanta Falcons safety Ricardo Allen: $317,826

7. Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva: $309,835

8. Philadelphia Eagles guard Matt Tobin: $307,101

9. New York Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa: $296,712

10. New Orleans Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux: $295,356

11. Carolina Panthers offensive tackle Mike Remmers: $292,514

12. Chicago Bears safety Adrian Amos: $282,159

13. Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle Ryan Schraeder: $279,671

14. Dallas Cowboys guard La’El Collins: $277,940

15. San Francisco 49ers cornerback Kenneth Acker: $273,632

16. Denver Broncos linebacker Shaquil Barrett: $269,590

17. Tennessee Titans linebacker Avery Williamson: $268,838

18. Oakland Raiders guard J’Marcus Webb: $266,778

19. Buffalo Bills linebacker Preston Brown: $263,843

20. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Marvin Jones: $261,458

21. San Diego Chargers offensive tackle Kenny Wiggins: $255,145

22. Carolina Panthers guard Trai Turner: $254,280

23. Kansas City Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif: $253,540

24. Oakland Raiders cornerback TJ Carrie: $253,337

25. Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones: $251,737

 

Top 25 performance-based pay recipients | ProFootballTalk

We hear a lot of negatives about Bodine, at least we are not overpaying him...

Surely I'm not the only one who has never heard of the NFL doing this, right? What is the formula & when was it implemented?

Surely I'm not the only one who has never heard of the NFL doing this, right? What is the formula & when was it implemented?

 

It was a long time before I realized it. I remember Tez scoring pretty good from it a couple of years ago.

 

And although what is in the thread is basic, it appears to offer a fundamental explanation of the process.