The highest-paid player on all 32 NFL teams

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The two most important aspects of building a successful football team are to find a franchise quarterback and to manager the team's salary cap.

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Because of how the NFL's quirky salary-cap system works, large contracts often come with large signing bonuses. The result is that the highest-paid players fluctuate from year to year, and it tends to favor those who signed deals recently.

For 15 teams, their highest-paid player is a quarterback. The rest of the players who top their team's payroll includes six defensive linemen, five offensive linemen, two cornerbacks, two linebackers, one safety, and one running back.

Here are the 32 players who will make the most money on their respective teams this season.