Matt Tobin was the weakest link on the Eagles' offensive line last season, but he did play a ton and did it on a very low salary.
For those reasons, he led the Eagles in performance-based pay for the 2015 season.
According to NFLPA documents obtained by CSNPhilly.com, Matt Tobin walked away with an extra $307,101.44 in his pocket. That was the eighth-highest figure in the NFL. Denver center Matt Paradis led all players with $391,647.56.
Performance-based pay is divvied up based on a formula that accounts for playing time and salary. Basically, the more a player plays on a cheap deal, the more performance-based pay that player receives. Normally, players on their rookie deals or veterans playing for the league minimum are the ones to get the extra money.
This year, each team had about $3.8 million to distribute to players without affecting the salary cap.
While Tobin wasn't a starter coming into the season, an injury to Andrew Gardner forced him into the lineup. Tobin started 13 games and played 85 percent of the Eagles' offensive snaps. And he did it with a base salary of just $585,000 and a cap hit of $592,713.
While Tobin took home the most in performance-based pay, he was one of 16 Eagles to earn over $100,000 extra. Here are those players:
NFL
|
Matt Tobin |
$307,101.44 |
|
E.J. Biggers |
$246,133.14 |
|
Josh Huff |
$164,387.54 |
|
Trey Burton |
$161,012.14 |
|
Jordan Hicks |
$149,227.59 |
|
Ed Reynolds |
$147,611.56 |
|
Beau Allen |
$147,084.46 |
|
Allen Barbre |
$146,038.05 |
|
Jordan Matthews |
$140,474.44 |
|
Bennie Logan |
$131,810.99 |
|
Eric Rowe |
$128,220.13 |
|
Taylor Hart |
$123,653.00 |
|
Najee Goode |
$110,149.55 |
|
Dennis Kelly |
$110,027.91 |
|
Kiko Alonso |
$104,350.17 |
|
Zach Ertz |
$102,207.83 |