Five highest paid players in the NFL for 2020

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The National Football League season is four months away and there is great excitement about the start of the season, even though the league might look drastically different with coronavirus leading the headlines. As free agency is winding down, here are the five highest paid players in the NFL for the 2020 season.

4) Khalil Mack–Chicago Bears–The highest paid defensive player in the NFL, the outside linebacker from Fort Pierce, Florida is set to make $26.6 million in 2020. The five-time Pro Bowler played all 16 games with the Bears in 2019 and had 47 combined tackles (40 solo tackles and seven assisted tackles), five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, four pass deflections, 14 quarterback hits, 8.5 sacks and eight tackles for a loss.

4) Jimmy Garoppolo–San Francisco 49ers–Like Mack, Garoppolo is set to make $26.6 million in 2020. After backing up Tom Brady for three seasons in New England, Garoppolo was traded to San Francisco in 2017 and won all five games with the 49ers that season. In 2018, the native of Arlington Heights, Illinois only played three seasons with San Francisco due to a torn ACL. Then in 2019, Garoppolo had a breakout year. He completed 329 passes in 476 attempts for 3978 yards, 27 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. He also guided the 49ers to the Super Bowl before losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the championship game.

3) Jared Goff–Los Angeles Rams–Nicknamed Mr. Perfect, the native of Novato, California will be making $29 million in 2020. While playing in a system that passed the football a lot in 2019, Goff led the NFL in pass attempts with 626. He completed 394 passes for 4638 yards, and had 22 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. In 2020, Goff will look or a bounce back year, as the Rams missed the playoffs in 2019 after posting a record of nine wins and seven losses.

2) Russell Wilson–Seattle Seahawks–The native of Cincinnati had a strong 2019 season with the Seahawks as he completed 341 passes in 516 attempts for 4110 yards, 31 touchdowns, and a career-low five interceptions. He also had 75 rushes for 342 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. A Super Bowl champion from 2014, Wilson will be making $31 million in 2020.

1) Dak Prescott–Dallas Cowboys–The native of Sulphur, Louisiana completed a career-high 388 passes in 596 attempts this past season on an underachieving Cowboys squad. He also had career highs in passing yards (4902) and touchdowns (30). Even though Prescott is set to earn $31.4 million in 2020, his future in Dallas is uncertain past this season as he not come to terms yet on a long-term contract with the Cowboys despite a series of negotiations.