C.J. Gardner-Johnson leads Saints in performance-based pay for 2nd straight year

SmashMouth · 04-06-2021, 08:21 PM

Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was an integral part of the New Orleans Saints’ 2020 defense, and he earned a handsome raise for his efforts, leading all Saints players in performance-based pay bumps.

NFL teams were operating with an $8.5 million pool this year, and Gardner-Johnson led the way with $549,038 after playing 1,008 defensive and special teams snaps in 2020. This is Gardner-Johnson's second consecutive year leading the Saints in this category, earning an extra $278,725 after his 2019 rookie campaign.

Center Erik McCoy, who led all Saints players with 1,074 snaps from scrimmage, was next in line with $451,465 in performance-based bonus money. McCoy also ranked second in performance-based pay a year ago.

Fourteen Saints (and now-former Saints) earned more than $200,000 in performance-based payouts after the 2020 season. Among them were rookies Adam Trautman ($295,855), Marquez Callaway ($225,322) and Cesar Ruiz ($205,065).

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,550 Blog Entries: 29	C.J. Gardner-Johnson leads Saints in performance-based pay for 2nd straight year Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was an integral part of the New Orleans Saints’ 2020 defense, and he earned a handsome raise for his efforts, leading all Saints players in performance-based pay bumps. NFL teams were operating with an $8.5 million pool this year, and Gardner-Johnson led the way with $549,038 after playing 1,008 defensive and special teams snaps in 2020. This is Gardner-Johnson's second consecutive year leading the Saints in this category, earning an extra $278,725 after his 2019 rookie campaign. Center Erik McCoy, who led all Saints players with 1,074 snaps from scrimmage, was next in line with $451,465 in performance-based bonus money. McCoy also ranked second in performance-based pay a year ago. Fourteen Saints (and now-former Saints) earned more than $200,000 in performance-based payouts after the 2020 season. Among them were rookies Adam Trautman ($295,855), Marquez Callaway ($225,322) and Cesar Ruiz ($205,065). more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails darksoul35, K Major and Boston Saint like this.