What is the Highest Paid Quarterback in the NFL?
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The highest-paid quarterback in the NFL is Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger. He is set to make $87.4 million in 2019, which is the most any NFL player will make this year.
Russell Wilson- Seattle Seahawks
As of September 2019, Wilson is the second highest-paid player in the NFL, having signed a four-year, $140 million extension with the Seahawks, with a $65 million signing bonus, making him the highest paid player per year in NFL history on an average annual salary of $35 million.
Ben Roethlisberger- Pittsburgh Steelers
As of the 2020 season, Ben Roethlisberger is the highest paid quarterback in the NFL, with an annual salary of $45 million. He is followed by Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks, who is making $42 million per year. Other top earners include Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers ($33.5 million), Kirk Cousins of the Minnesota Vikings ($28 million), and Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons ($30 million).
Aaron Rodgers- Green Bay Packers
As of September 2018, the highest paid quarterback in the NFL is Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers. He is set to make an annual salary of $33.5 million dollars per year. This puts him ahead of fellow quarterbacks Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions and Kirk Cousins of the Minnesota Vikings, who are both scheduled to make $28 million dollars annually.
Kirk Cousins- Minnesota Vikings
In 2018, Kirk Cousins became the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL, signing a three-year, $84 million deal with the Minnesota Vikings. That distinction didn’t last long, as Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers signed an extension in 2019 that made him the highest-paid player in NFL history. Rodgers’ deal is worth $134 million over four years, with $103 million in guaranteed money.
Matthew Stafford- Detroit Lions
As of September 2018, the highest paid player in the NFL is Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. He signed a five-year contract extension worth $135 million in 2017, which made him the highest-paid player in NFL history at the time. Stafford’s average annual salary of $27 million eclipses that of the next highest-paid quarterback, Derek Carr of the Oakland Raiders, by more than $10 million.
There are a number of other quarterbacks who are close behind Stafford in terms of earnings. The Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers is the second highest-paid QB in the league, with an annual salary of $33.5 million. Rodgers’ fellow Packer, Eli Manning, is third on the list with an annual salary of $21 million. Kirk Cousins of the Minnesota Vikings and Jimmy Garoppolo of the San Francisco ers round out the top five, with respective salaries of $28 million and $27.5 million.
