The New England Patriots' most overpaid player, according to one analyst, comes at one of the more important positions on the team.
are not exactly short on cap space, but that does not mean that the franchise has not splashed out on a few players over the past few years.signed a three year, $36.5 million deal with the organization, the team paid $42 million over the same time period for excellent but injury-prone guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, and former Green Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs received a whopping $17 million per year on a four year deal despite having never surpassed 750 yards in a single-season.
Yet, according to Bleacher Report, none of these new additions constitute New England's most overpaid player. Instead, writer Brad Gagnon asserts that former 2021 second-round draft pick defensive tackle"The interior defensive lineman show continues with Barmore, who has lacked both consistency and durability for much of his five-year run thus far in New England." Gagnon . "The 26-year-old is a solid piece of the puzzle for the Patriots, but he's yet to live up to a top-20 positional AAV at $20.8 million."Barmore has done some good things whilst on the field, including a breakout 8.5-sack monster year in 2023 that saw him secure a four-year, $84 million deal that runs through 2028. Since signing his big-money extension in 2024, Barmore has not been the same player. An injury-disrupted season in 2024 had him manage a total of just 6 combined tackles and one singular sack. Yet when the physical issues abated and the 26-year old returned to the field in 2025, playing in every single game, staring all but one, Barmore's numbers took a dive from his prior levels of production in 2023.Pro Football FocusThe good news for Barmore is that he will almost certainly have at least one more year to prove what he can do. It will cost the Patriots $5.7 million in net dead cap to cut him prior to the start of next year, although New England can save $16.4 million by releasing him from his contract this time next year, something that is seeming more and more likely if his play does improve. So there is little doubt that 2026 will be a make-or-break year for Barmore's future with the organization.DANIEL ARWAS Daniel Arwas is a writer for On SI, covering the New England Patriots. Daniel began his career in the sports industry in 2022 and has covered the NFL for Heavy, Gridiron Heroics, and The Hammer. Daniel is also a former Sports Trader at Betclic Group, where he co-led the NFL and Boxing teams. Daniel has a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of British Columbia, where he graduated in 2021.
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