The Ohio State football program is an NFL factory. In the last 10 years, the Buckeyes have had 69 players selected in NFL Drafts and, with 18 first rounders over that time span, the Scarlet and Gray have the most first-round NFL Draft picks of any college team. Ohio State’s players have also had success in the NFL. When players have success in the NFL, they eventually get paid. And while the Buckeyes don’t have the highest active salary mark for alumni in the NFL — that goes to Georgia — the Scarlet and Gray are in the top 10. On Wednesday night, it was announced that former Ohio State star and current Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa signed a new contract. This record-setting deal, reportedly worth $135 million over five years, made Bosa the highest paid defensive end in the NFL, breaking the mark set by Myles…
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