The 'Big' Nickel is back.

The hybridization of the NFL is a result of football's evolution into a space sport. As the Safety position as a whole has been undervalued, the use of a 'Big Nickel' is back.

According to The Athletic, the Safety position has grown slowly in terms of pay increases. Overall, pay for Safeties is up 75%. Outside of QB, O-linemen and interior D-linemen have seen exponential increases in pay.

This offseason, high-profile older Safeties Justin Simmons (Broncos to Falcons), Micah Hyde (Bills to free agency), and Quandre Diggs (Seah…