It is no doubt that Dwayne Bowe was a waste of money this year. That being said, the new league year is starting. So I thought I would figure out how much the Cleveland Browns paid him based on performance, and how much other players would make if they were paid like him. Hopefully this is a final push to cutting Dwayne Bowe from the roster, and starting fresh under the new front office.

Note: All calculations are done on the player’s cap hit for that year. If they were to get cut, like Dwayne Bowe should be, the numbers may change because of money they were guaranteed.

Dwayne Bowe: 5 receptions-53 yards-0 TDs

Dwayne Bowe cost the team $4,500,000 .That means Dwayne Bowe got paid $900,000 per catch, or approximately $84,905 for each yard. Let’s see what he made compared to some other players.

Julio Jones: 136 receptions-1,871 yards-8 TDs

Julio is our top tier comparison example. Julio Jones cost his team $12,400,000 in 2015. So he got paid approximately $91,176 per catch, or $6,627 for each yard. Consider the touchdowns free. If he got payed as much as Dwayne Bowe per catch, he would make $122,400,000. The Cleveland Browns passed on him in the 2011 draft. Thanks Mike Holmgren.

Gary Barnidge: 79 receptions-1,043 yards-9 TDs

Gary Barnidge cost his team $2,012,500 in 2015. So he got paid $25,474 per catch, or $1,929 for each yard. He lead the Browns in receiving. If he got payed as much as Bowe did per catch, he would make $71,100,000.

Darius Jennings: 14 receptions-117 yards-0 TDs

Jennings cost his team $51,176 in 2015. So got paid $3,698 per catch, or $442 for each yard. This also ignores his kick returning yards. While he will probably make a lot more next year, it is still shocking to think that Bowe made more per yard than Jennings made this year. If he made as much as Bowe did per catch, he would pull in $12,600,000.

Now if Dwayne Bowe made as much as Darius Jennings made per catch, he would of made only $18,490 last year. Much closer to Bowe’s actually worth.

In case Bowe being massively overpaid isn’t enough to cut him. Here are some other reasons too.

349 players had more receptions than Dwayne Bowe.

Dwayne Bowe was only active for seven games last season. Meaning if he gets cut this off-season, and gets the rest of his guaranteed 9 million, he will have been paid just over $1,285,000 a game.

Dwayne Bowe was targeted 12 times this season. So he caught less than half of the balls thrown to him.

References

Receiving statistics from NFL.COM

Salary cap info from www.spotrac.com