Vince WIlfork on track to earn $3 million in incentives

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When Vince Wilfork signed his extension over the summer, it included a $3 million incentive if he plays 70 percent of all defensive snaps ($2.5 million if they make the divisional round of the playoffs, $500k if the team finished in the top 10 in points), according to ESPN Boston. As of right now, he's on track to hit that this season with 78.9% of snaps played so far this year (377 of 478).

Per ESPN Boston:

If Wilfork keeps up this pace, he very well could cash in on the maximum incentives in his contract ($3 million). The marker is 70-percent playing time and Wilfork has recovered well from a ruptured Achilles in 2013 and has absorbed a heavy workload like he said he was capable of back in training camp. Wilfork bet on himself and it's paying off. In his last fully healthy season, 2012, Wilfork played 81.3 percent of the defensive snaps, and one line of thinking is that it might be smart to limit his workload in the future. Some might look at this season's snapshot and wonder if the Patriots are flirting with trouble. Either way, it's a credit to Wilfork.

What's this mean? It means this guy's a stud. A stud that could cash in at the end of the year. Not that any Pats fan needed to be reminded of that, though. And the Patriots will probably look to him to anchor the defense in the absence of Jerod Mayo, as long as he's healthy and playing.

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