IRVING, Texas -- Ronald Leary made $405,000 in 2013 and started every game at left guard. Because of his playing time and low base salary based on one year of experience, Leary earned an extra $307,104.43 as part of the NFL’s performance-based pay system. Each team is given $3.46 million to divide among the players and it does not count against the salary cap. The system was designed to reward players whose level of playing time did not match their base salary.
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