[h=2]Ryan Fitzpatrick[/h] [h=3] When it comes to quarterbacks, people only care about wins. Ryan Fitzpatrick simply hasn’t led the Bills to enough wins to justify the $59 million contract extension from the Bills last year. Despite the Bills’ record, Fitzpatrick is pulling down $6 million – an salary increase of approximately 100 percent as compared to last year.
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[h=2]Nnamdi Asomugha[/h] [h=3] Asomugha came to the Eagles in 2011 amid much fanfare. In 2012, his play hasn’t lived up to the hype. Asomugha has hardly been the lockdown corner the league has come to know and love. As an $11 million dollar man this year, Asomugha hasn’t managed to be the impact player the Eagles hoped for.
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[h=2]Mark Sanchez[/h] [h=3] Sanchez has been under fire for his play this season … with good reason. His touchdown-to-interception ratio is not very impressive. Sanchez’s quarterback rating is the lowest since his rookie season. And yet, Sanchez is making just shy of $8 million this season.
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[h=2]Mark Sanchez[/h] [h=3] Sanchez has been under fire for his play this season … with good reason. His touchdown-to-interception ratio is not very impressive. Sanchez’s quarterback rating is the lowest since his rookie season. And yet, Sanchez is making just shy of $8 million this season.
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[h=2]Michael Vick[/h] [h=3] The Eagles pinned their hopes on Vick as their starting quarterback when they signed him to a monster $100 million deal in 2011. Vick is set to earn a cool $13.9 million in 2012 despite fans and pundits questioning whether Vick should be benched for his poor play in favor of rookie Nick Foles.
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[h=2]Andre Smith[/h] [h=3] After holding out for a massive deal in his rookie season, Smith has never lived up to his first-round billing. The University of Alabama product was supposed to anchor the Bengals' offensive line and protect the blindside of their QB, but has flirted with being classified as a “bust.” The tackle has improved lately, but not to the tune of $7.5 million.
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[h=2]Darrius Heyward-Bey[/h] [h=3] Heyward-Bey’s 2012 production has been a disappointment for the Raiders. Coming off a 2011 campaign in which Heyward-Bey racked up almost 1,000 receiving yards, many expected Heyward-Bey to take a leap forward. Instead he’s had a major drop off and is making $8.1 million.
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[h=2]Mario Williams[/h] [h=3] The Bills signed Williams to a monster deal in free agency in the offseason, but hasn’t lived up to lofty expectations. Coming off 2011 campaign in Houston where Williams only played five games due to injury, many expected him to be more impressive while earning nearly $10 million in salary this year.
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[h=2]Matt Cassel[/h] [h=3] Many kudos to Cassel for making the list of overpaid athletes this year again. Despite making $7.5 million, Cassel’s numbers have been down across the board since the 2011 campaign but his TD to interception ratio is atrocious. Cassel has thrown double the amount of interceptions as he has touchdowns.
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[h=2]Matt Hasselbeck[/h] [h=3] When you’re paying a quarterback $7.5 million, certain expectations are heaped upon the player. When the player collecting that money is your backup, those expectations tend to get thrown out of whack. The truth is, Hasselbeck is a highly-compensated backup but his best days are behind him.
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