Denver Broncos cornerback Riley Moss earned a nice bonus on Monday.
In fact, it’s worth $1.136 million.
The NFL released its performance based pay which in total is more than $542 million. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, “this is a collectively bargained benefit that compensates players based on their playing time and salary levels.”
Essentially guys who play a lot of snaps but are making less money are ultimately going to earn the biggest bonuses. Moss checked in at No. 12 on the list across the league and was also the only member of the Broncos to make the top-25.
The NFL announced their top 25 performance-based payouts, with former #Bears CB Nahshon Wright leading the way.
Performance-based pay is a system the league has in place for players for players with high snap counts and low salaries. pic.twitter.com/gB8SRFTE8p
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 16, 2026
According to Spotrac, Riley Moss made around $1.5 million in 2025, so this is a massive financial gain for the Denver cornerback.
Moss played and started in all 17 Broncos regular season games, finishing with 80 tackles, 19 passes defended, one interception and one sack.
It was an interesting year for the former Iowa star as he also committed 10 accepted penalties which was tied for sixth in the NFL. Moss’s 203 yards of penalties were by far the most in the league.
He became a bit of a lightning rod for Broncos Country as opposing quarterbacks constantly looked his way. Moss would make solid plays, but also gave up some big ones and the flags were an issue.
But playing across from star cornerback Pat Surtain II, it’s only logical that Moss would be heavily targeted. He held off first-round pick Jahdae Barron all season long to keep the No. 2 cornerback job.
It’s a very nice bonus for Riley Moss, one that was ultimately well-earned. Denver asked him to do a lot last season and for the most part he was up for the task.