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Derwin James becomes the NFL’s highest-paid safety with a $25.2 million contract.

Derwin James becomes the NFL's highest-paid safety with a $25.2 million contract.

Derwin James Signs Major Contract Extension Chargers safety Derwin James has officially signed a three-year extension, positioning him as the highest-paid safety in the NFL. This new contract elevates his annual salary from $14.5 million to a staggering $25.2 million. Chargers GM Joe Hortis referred to James as a “special leader and person,” emphasizing that […]

Chargers’ Derwin James gets one-game ban for helmet hit

The NFL announced that Chargers safety Derwin James was suspended one game on Monday for “repeated violations of playing rules designed to protect the health and safety of players.” The one-game unpaid suspension stems from James' hard helmet contact with Pittsburgh tight end Pat Friarmuth during Sunday's Chargers-Steelers game, which was ruled unnecessary roughness. But […]