Over at NFC South headquarters, our “regional” cohort Pat Yasinskas was driven by Drew Brees' giant salary-cap number to look at all the players in that division with cap numbers of $5 million of more.
We know a good idea when we see one, so here's an AFC South version of the $5 million-or-more club, with 2013 salary-cap numbers.
Andre Johnson, Texans WR, $14.85 million
Chris Johnson, Titans RB, $12 million
Johnathan Joseph, Texans CB, $11.25 million
Robert Mathis, Colts OLB, $10.75 million
Matt Schaub, Texans QB, $10.75 million
Antonio Smith, Texans DE, $9.5 million
Paul Posluszny, Jaguars MLB, $8.5 million
Arian Foster, Texans RB, $8.25 million
Reggie Wayne, Colts WR, $8.16 million
Gosder Cherilus, Colts RT, $7.5 million
Michael Roos, Titans LT, $7.5 million
David Stewart, Titans RT, $7 million
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars RB, $6.8 million
Jason McCourty, Titans CB, $6.8 million
Michael Griffin, Titans S, $6.3 million
Eugene Amano, Titans C-G, $6 million
Uche Nwaneri, Jaguars G, $5.89 million
Kamerion Wimbley, Titans DE, $5.8 million
Antoine Bethea, Colts S, $5.75 million
Owen Daniels, Texans TE, $5.75 million
LaRon Landry, Colts S, $5.75 million
Marcedes Lewis, Jaguars TE, $5.75 million
Danieal Manning, Texans S, $5.5 million
Chris Myers, Texans C, $5.5 million
Nate Washington, Titans WR, $5.1 million
Andrew Luck, Colts QB, $5.02 million
Duane Brown, Texans LT, $5 million
That’s nine Texans, eight Titans, six Colts and four Jaguars.