Empty the Bench

Charles Robinson, one of the better columnists over at Yahoo! Sports, today lists six somewhat marginal NFL players in line for handsome paydays this offseason. Topping his list is defensive end Dewayne White (yeah, I’ve never heard of him either):

With the excess cash rolling around and some very marginal ends landing nice deals last offseason (like Detroit’s Kalimba Edwards), White is set up for a big score. This despite never really reaching his potential with Tampa Bay and producing only 14 sacks in the last three seasons. But White is still plenty young (27), plenty skilled and ripe to cash in on a barren market at a pivotal position.

The money thrown around like parade confetti once the NFL’s free agency period begins is pretty absurd (see Antwaan Randle El), but still nowhere close to that of Major League Baseball. Where does all that MLB money come from anyway?