Sean Rhyan, a guard for the Green Bay Packers, narrowly missed out on a significant salary boost by falling just two snaps short of the required minimum for the NFL's Proven Performance Escalator (PPE). Over his first three seasons, Rhyan played 1,144 out of a possible 3,272 offensive snaps, which amounted to approximately 34.95%. To qualify for a pay increase from $1.36 million to nearly $3.41 million, he needed to achieve at least 35%. His agent contested the NFL's snap count, asserting that Pro-Football-Reference recorded 1,146 snaps, but the league's official count is what matters. Consequently, despite the Packers' potential willingness to award him the extra $2 million, the Collective Bargaining Agreement prohibits such adjustments. This incident underlines the narrow margins that often dictate financial outcomes for players in the league.