10. Los Angeles Chargers
Rounding out the top-10 most expensive offenses are the newly re-located Chargers. The team currently spends $85,578,894 million on quarterback Philip Rivers and Co. Rivers and wide receiver Keenan Allen combine for $28.65 million in salaries.
Meanwhile, wideout Travis Benjamin, new to the Chargers last year, occupies $6.5 million in salary. Left and right tackles, Russell Okung and Joe Barksdale earn $6 and $5.55 million respectively.
Veteran tight end Antonio Gates, signed only through 2017, makes for a $5.44 million cap hit. Eventually, young tight end Hunter Henry will inherit the starting role.
Running back Melvin Gordon, who had a tremendous bounce-back second year in 2016, takes up an affordable $2.9 million. Meanwhile, first-round wide receiver Mike Williams will be nicely paid, (more than Gordon) at $3.59 million. Hopefully, his health will prevail (more on that here).
On paper, the Chargers have one of the most dynamic offenses and durable quarterbacks in the league. Putting all the pieces of the puzzle together correctly and staying healthy, unfortunately, seems to be the problem on offense the last couple of years.