Arizona Cardinals C Hjalte Froholdt is a top-10 paid center

The Arizona Cardinals and center Hjalte Froholdt agreed to a two-year extension on Tuesday worth a reported $20 million. He is now a top-10 paid center in the league.

The $10 million per-year average ties him with Los Angeles Chargers center Tyler Biadasz for ninth among centers in the league. Froholdt is 30 years old and has 57 career starts. Biadasz will turn 29 in November and has 84 career starts.

These are the top 10 highest-paid centers in the NFL, ranked by average salary.

1. Tyler Linderbaum, Las Vegas Raiders, $27 million
2. Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Chiefs, $18 million
3. Aaron Brewer, Miami Dolphins, $17.5 million
4. Cam Jurgens, Philadelphia Eagles, $17 million
5. Connor McGovern, Buffalo Bills, $13.1 million
6. Luke Wattenberg, Denver Broncos, $12 million
7. Erik McCoy, New Orleans Saints, $12 million
8. Sean Rhyan, Green Bay Packers, $11 million
9. Tyler Biadasz, Los Angeles Chargers, $10 million
10. Hjalte Froholdt, Arizona Cardinals, $10 million

Before Froholdt's extension and he averaged $6 million per year, he ranked 12th.

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