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Top 10 Highest-Paid NFL Safeties in 2025: Jevon Holland Joins The List After Signing New Contract
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Jevon Holland is the latest safety to sign a lucrative contract. Find out where Holland lands on the list of highest-paid NFL safeties in 2025.
Jevon Holland Signs With Giants
The New York Giants are adding a talented young safety to their improving secondary.
Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Holland and the Giants have agreed to a three-year, $45.3 million contract, including $30.3 million guaranteed. The former Dolphins’ safety can get up to $46.8 million with incentives, making him one of the highest-paid players at his position.
The Miami Dolphins selected Holland in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Holland is coming off a disappointing 2024 campaign with a career-low 62 tackles and zero interceptions. Holland suffered a knee sprain in 2023, which affected his play last season.
The Giants hope the 25-year-old returns to the versatile playmaker he proved he could be from 2021 to 2023.
New York has spent most of free agency rebuilding their defense, adding Holland, cornerback Paulson Adebo, linebacker Chris Board, defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris, and edge rusher Chauncey Golston.
Highest-Paid NFL Safeties In 2025
Player
Team
Annual Salary
Antoine Winfield Jr.
TB
$21.025 million
Derwin James
LAC
$19 million
Minkah Fitzpatrick
DEN
$18.247 million
Budda Baker
ARI
$18 million
Trevon Moehrig
CAR
$17 million
Xavier McKinney
GB
$16.750 million
Jessie Bates III
ATL
$16.005 million
Jevon Holland
NYG
$15.1 million
Cam Bynum
IND
$15 million
Talanoa Hufanga
DEN
$15 million
Via Overthecap.com
Holland’s new deal of $15.1 million annually puts him eighth on the list of the highest-paid NFL safeties in 2025.
Holland’s deal narrowly beats Indianapolis’ Cam Bynum and Denver’s Talanoa Hufanga, who signed for $15 million annually.
Holland comes noticeably behind Green Bay’s Xavier McKinner, the former Giant who signed with the Packers for $16.750 million annually last offseason.
The highest-paid NFL safety remains Tampa Bay’s Antoine Winfield Jr., who earns $21.025 million annually.
