Offensive lineman Russell Okung of the Carolina Panthers will be paying half of his $13 million salary in bitcoin. Thanks to Crypto Returns, Okung's Bitcoin salary equals his entire annual salary. The NFL has only limited the league's wages to $180 million. Since Okung earns half of his BTC salary, many supporters think of him as the NFL's highest-paid player. On Thursday, the NFL told teams that there will be a salary limit of $18 million this season.