Who Are The Highest Paid Players In The NFL?
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The highest-paid NFL player for the 2019/20 season is Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who signed a four-year extension worth $140 million.
Tom Brady- $15 million
Tom Brady, the five-time Super Bowl champion and three-time MVP, is the highest-paid player in the NFL. Brady will make $15 million this season, including a $1 million base salary and a $14 million signing bonus. Brady’s total compensation is more than double that of the second highest-paid player in the NFL, Drew Brees.
Carson Wentz- $14 million
Carson Wentz will make $14 million in 2020, which is the highest salary for any player in the NFL. The second highest-paid player is Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who will earn $13 million.
Russell Wilson- $13 million
Wilson signed a four-year, $87.6 million extension with the Seahawks in July 2015 that made him, at the time, the second highest-paid player in the NFL behind only Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.
The contract included a $31 million signing bonus and $60 million in guaranteed money. It also included a no-trade clause and an out clause after the 2019 season that would allow Wilson to void the final two years of the deal and become a free agent.
Ben Roethlisberger- $12 million
Ben Roethlisberger is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of six quarterbacks to have won multiple Super Bowls and is the only one to have done so with multiple teams. As of 2020, he has an annual salary of $12 million and a signing bonus of $37 million.
Drew Brees- $11 million
Drew Brees is the highest paid player in the NFL, earning an annual salary of $11 million. The New Orleans Saints quarterback has been with the team since 2006 and has led them to victory in Super Bowl XLIV. He is currently signed to a five-year, $100 million contract extension that he signed in 2016.
