GREEN BAY, Wis. – No one had a tougher job for the Green Bay Packers down the stretch than LaDarius Gunter. In consecutive weeks, the second-year cornerback was charged with covering Odell Beckham Jr., Dez Bryant and Julius Jones.
Regardless of what you think of his performance – and by most accounts, it was up and down – Gunter took on a much larger role than perhaps anyone expected.
For his efforts, he was rewarded as the top earner among Packers players in the annual performance-based pay distributions. Gunter collected a total $383,461.76, according to NFL Management Council data distributed to teams.