Lawrence Taylor
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Career Résumé and Earnings: One of the three greatest defensive football players in NFL history, Lawrence Taylor remains the last defensive player to win the NFL’s MVP Award, which he accomplished in 1986.
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Taylor parlayed his on-field dominance into a deserve payday, earning him a contract that would pay him $2 million a year; that deal made him the highest-paid defensive player in football.
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