Most Overpaid NFL Contracts | FanVerdicts

Every NFL front office is gambling against the cap. The contracts on this page are the bets that look the worst right now: above-market money tied to one of the weakest Contract Value Index (CVI) grades on the board.

We are not measuring talent — we are measuring the gap between pay and production. A genuine star can still surface here if the dollars have outrun what he is giving back, because in a hard-cap league a heavy deal that underdelivers is a roster anchor, not just a line item.

Read it as a watchlist. These are the deals most likely to force a restructure, a cut-with-dead-money, or an awkward trade conversation before their term is up.

Across the 20 most overpaid NFL contracts on the board, teams have committed about $385.9M per year for the weakest returns our grading sees, with LB the position most often flagged.

Salary figures are average annual value. Cuts and releases are excluded — the Contract Value Index is not a valid signal on a non-contract move. Grades reflect value to the team, not raw talent.

Most Overpaid by Contract Value Index

Above-median NFL salaries paired with the weakest Contract Value Index (CVI) grades. Ranked by how far the grade falls, then by the size of the commitment.

#	Player	Contract	Avg / Yr	CVI
1	Laremy TunsilOT · Free Agent	2 yr deal	$30.1M	F F
2	Travis EtienneRB · Carolina Panthers	4 yr deal	$11.8M	D- D-
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What "overpaid" means here

A contract lands here when a team is paying above-median money for one of the weakest Contract Value Index (CVI) grades on the board — a lot spent for light return. It is not a verdict on the player’s talent; a great player on a market-resetting deal can still grade as overpaid if the dollars outrun the value. Read the full methodology.