Performanced Based Pay Bonuses

The NFL's perfomanced based pay system numbers have been announced. Players earn the money based on a system that rewards players for playing time compared to their salary level. The payouts are derived by dividing playing time by total compensation in comparison to other players.

Players received a total of $105 million under the program, which was established in 2002. It’s scheduled to remain in place under the Collective Bargaining Agreement during years where there’s a salary cap. As it stands now 2010 is scheduled to be an uncapped year.

Here are the top 15 pay distributions:

(1) San Diego Chargers offensive tackle Jeromey Clary - $405,859;

(2) Arizona Cardinals center Lyle Sendlein - $348,134;

(3) Washington Redskins safety Chris Horton - $348,134;

(4) New Orleans Saints offensive guard Carl Nicks - $335,033;

(5) Cleveland Browns cornerback Brandon McDonald - $329,803;

(6) Jacksonville Jaguars offensive guard Uche Nwaneri - $323,788;

(7) New York Giants safety Michael Johnson - $315,650;

(8) Carolina Panthers safety Charles Godfrey - $311,294;

(9) Pittsburgh Steelers offensive guard Darnell Stapleton - $311,220;

(10) Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Donald Penn - $310,919;

(11) Houston Texans offensive guard Mike Brisiel - $304,063;

(12) Chicago Bears safety Kevin Payne - $302,218;

(13) Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Jared Gaither - $301,856;

(14) Buccaneers safety Tanard Jackson - $285,427;

(15) Cardinals wide receiver Steve Breaston - $268,762.