1 Roethlisberger, Ben $ 27,701,920 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 Allen, Jared $ 21,119,256 Minnesota Vikings 3 Fitzgerald, Larry $ 17,103,480 Arizona Cardinals 4 Russell, JaMarcus $ 16,872,400 Oakland Raiders 5 Turner, Michael $ 16,003,840 Atlanta Falcons 6 Snee, Chris $ 14,890,000 N.Y. Giants 7 Samuel, Asante $ 14,145,000 Philadelphia Eagles 8 Moss, Randy $ 14,006,720 New England Patriots 9 Adams, Flozell $ 14,005,760 Dallas Cowboys 10 Kelly, Tommy $ 13,978,480 Oakland Raiders 11 Owens, Terrell $ 13,731,560 Dallas Cowboys 12 Berrian, Bernard $ 13,705,000 Minnesota Vikings 13 Roos, Michael $ 13,505,520 Tennessee Titans 14 Faine, Jeff $ 13,105,760 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15 Smith, Will $ 12,950,000 New Orleans Saints 16 Romo, Tony $ 12,886,600 Dallas Cowboys 17 Wharton, Travelle $ 12,850,000 Carolina Panthers 18 Odom, Antwan $ 12,800,000 Cincinnati Bengals 19 Newman, Terence $ 12,611,240 Dallas Cowboys 20 Barber, Marion $ 12,522,400 Dallas Cowboys 21 Smith, Justin (DE) $ 12,250,000 San Francisco 49ers 22 Walker, Javon $ 12,000,960 Oakland Raiders 23 Favre, Brett $ 12,000,000 N.Y. Jets 24 Jackson, Steven $ 12,000,000 St. Louis Rams 25 Pace, Calvin $ 12,000,000 N.Y. Jets I've never herd of the bold names http://content.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/salaries/top25.aspx?year=2008
Hahaha. Those are OFFENSIVE LINEMEN Left Tackles are statistically the highest paid position on average in the NFL. The reason for this is because they protect the QB's "blind" side (assuming he is right handed. If he is lefty, then you need an awesome RIGHT tackle). edit* A few of them are O-Lineman. Some are D-Lineman.