| Lions 2008 Salaries |
| Rk |
Player |
Salary (US$) |
| 1 |
Calvin Johnson |
$6,262,925 |
| 2 |
Roy Williams |
$5,034,500 |
| 3 |
Jon Kitna |
$5,000,000 |
| 4 |
Brian Kelly |
$4,502,880 |
| 5 |
Travis Fisher |
$4,254,320 |
| 6 |
Michael Gaines |
$3,805,280 |
| 7 |
Dominic Raiola |
$3,500,000 |
| 8 |
Cory Redding |
$3,150,000 |
| 9 |
Keith Smith |
$3,006,240 |
| 10 |
Dewayne White |
$3,006,240 |
| 11 |
Chuck Darby |
$2,995,000 |
| 12 |
Jeff Backus |
$2,750,000 |
| 13 |
Leigh Bodden |
$2,705,280 |
| 14 |
Jordan Dizon |
$2,281,333 |
| 15 |
Ernie Sims |
$2,180,000 |
| 16 |
Kalvin Pearson |
$2,155,240 |
| 17 |
Edwin Mulitalo |
$2,006,720 |
| 18 |
Dwight Smith |
$2,002,400 |
| 19 |
Dan Campbell |
$1,875,000 |
| 20 |
Mike Furrey |
$1,806,240 |
| 21 |
Gosder Cherilus |
$1,780,000 |
| 22 |
Jason Hanson |
$1,650,480 |
| 23 |
Jared DeVries |
$1,306,240 |
| 24 |
Shaun McDonald |
$1,252,880 |
| 25 |
Paris Lenon |
$1,200,000 |
| 26 |
George Foster |
$1,106,720 |
| 27 |
Rudi Johnson |
$1,100,000 |
| 28 |
Casey FitzSimmons |
$1,075,000 |
| 29 |
Alex Lewis |
$1,006,240 |
| 30 |
Nick Harris |
$950,480 |
| 31 |
Kevin Smith |
$944,891 |
| 32 |
Stephen Peterman |
$933,720 |
| 33 |
Dan Orlovsky |
$933,240 |
| 34 |
Stanley Wilson |
$932,280 |
| 35 |
Langston Moore |
$931,800 |
| 36 |
Drew Stanton |
$890,620 |
| 37 |
Ikaika Alama-Francis |
$845,153 |
| 38 |
Andy McCollum |
$830,000 |
| 39 |
Andre Fluellen |
$806,250 |
| 40 |
Corey Smith |
$806,240 |
| 41 |
Gerald Alexander |
$798,240 |
| 42 |
Cliff Avril |
$779,000 |
| 43 |
John Owens |
$650,760 |
| 44 |
Gilbert Gardner |
$649,320 |
| 45 |
Ryan Nece |
$645,000 |
| 46 |
Daniel Bullocks |
$621,490 |
| 47 |
Jon Bradley |
$621,240 |
| 48 |
Don Muhlbach |
$611,240 |
| 49 |
Damion Cook |
$605,000 |
| 50 |
Shaun Cody |
$595,000 |
| 51 |
Brian Calhoun |
$451,240 |
| 52 |
Marcus Thomas |
$446,985 |
| 53 |
Jerome Felton |
$431,100 |
| 54 |
Manuel Ramirez |
$376,720 |
| 55 |
Ramzee Robinson |
$376,720 |
| 56 |
Brandon Middleton |
$370,000 |
| 57 |
Landon Cohen |
$338,750 |
| 58 |
Jon Dunn |
$301,720 |
| 59 |
Reggie Ball |
$300,760 | |
|
| NFL Team Payrolls |
| Rk |
Player |
Salary (US$) |
| 1 |
Raiders |
$152,389,371 |
| 2 |
Cowboys |
$146,401,600 |
| 3 |
Vikings |
$133,354,045 |
| 4 |
Browns |
$131,916,300 |
| 5 |
Saints |
$131,531,820 |
| 6 |
Steelers |
$128,520,061 |
| 7 |
Titans |
$125,722,443 |
| 8 |
Cardinals |
$122,110,110 |
| 9 |
Jaguars |
$121,508,207 |
| 10 |
Bears |
$118,565,819 |
| 11 |
49ers |
$117,936,239 |
| 12 |
Jets |
$116,910,097 |
| 13 |
Rams |
$116,677,660 |
| 14 |
Giants |
$115,816,180 |
| 15 |
Dolphins |
$114,649,660 |
| 16 |
Bills |
$113,364,927 |
| 17 |
Panthers |
$112,115,711 |
| 18 |
Redskins |
$111,963,684 |
| 19 |
Chargers |
$111,813,340 |
| 20 |
Eagles |
$109,557,398 |
| 21 |
Bengals |
$109,425,880 |
| 22 |
Texans |
$108,445,418 |
| 23 |
Buccaneers |
$104,329,311 |
| 24 |
Seahawks |
$102,684,710 |
| 25 |
Falcons |
$96,391,525 |
| 26 |
Lions |
$95,532,117 |
| 27 |
Broncos |
$95,151,778 |
| 28 |
Packers |
$94,018,300 |
| 29 |
Colts |
$93,373,915 |
| 30 |
Patriots |
$92,734,120 |
| 31 |
Ravens |
$90,713,965 |
| 32 |
Chiefs |
$83,623,776 | |