8. Bears DE Julius Peppers -- $18,183,333: Peppers was missing in action during too many games in 2013. In three games, he failed to record a single statistic and six more games with only one tackle. The eight-time Pro Bowl selection's 7½ sacks represent his lowest total since 2007. Peppers, who signed a six-year, $84 million contract (worth a maximum of $91.5 million through incentives) in 2010 to join the Bears, demonstrated that there still was some gas left in the tank by registering 5½ sacks in the second half of the season. The 34-year-old should think twice about turning down a reasonable pay cut from his $14 million salary if the Bears give him the option because the free agent market last year wasn't kind to pass rushers over the age of 30. Dwight Freeney's two-year, $8.75 million contract (worth a maximum of $13.35 million through escalators and incentives) from the San Diego Chargers and the two-year, $8.5 million contract (with an additional $3.75 million in escalators) Osi Umenyiora received from the Atlanta Falcons paced that market. The Bears will gain slightly more than $9.8 million of cap room by releasing Pe