Eric Berry has spent a career setting new standards for safety play in the NFL, so it stood to reason that the Kansas City Chiefs star would set a new financial threshold on the free agent market.
Last February, the Chiefs made Berry the highest paid safety in the game by a wide margin when they rewarded him with a 6-year deal worth up to $78 million. The contract included $20 million guaranteed and an average salary of $13 million/year. Heading into 2018, Berry will have the highest cap hit in the NFL by over $1M over Devin McCourty.