Who Is The Highest Paid NFL Player in 2022?

As the NFL season comes to a close, fans are already looking ahead to 2022 and wondering who the highest paid player in the league will be. While there are a lot of factors that go into determining a player’s salary, we’ve put together a list of the top contenders for the title of highest paid NFL player in 2022.

Tom Brady

As of September 2020, the highest-paid NFL player is none other than Tom Brady. The veteran quarterback is currently in his 20th season with the New England Patriots, and his contract extension with the team in September 2019 was worth a reported $70 million. Brady’s average annual salary of $15 million is the highest in NFL history.

Age

Tom Brady will be 44 years old in 2022. He is currently the oldest active player in the NFL, and would be the oldest player to ever play in an NFL game if he were to suit up for a game in 2022.

Salary

In 2022, the highest-paid NFL player will be Tom Brady. He will make $30 million in salary and bonuses. This is more than twice what the second highest-paid player, Aaron Rodgers, will make. Rodgers will earn $14 million in salary and bonuses.

Contract

In early March, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady agreed to a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2022 season. The new deal is worth $50 million, with $28 million in guaranteed money and a $10 million signing bonus. This makes Brady the highest-paid player in the NFL, surpassing Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys.

Drew Brees

Age

Drew Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He is 41 years old.

Salary

Drew Brees is currently the highest paid NFL player in 2022. He signed a five-year, $100 million contract extension with the New Orleans Saints in 2016 that included $50 million in guaranteed money. His average annual salary of $20 million is the highest among all NFL players.

Contract

Drew Brees signed a two-year, $50 million contract extension with the New Orleans Saints on March 13, 2018. The extension included a no-trade clause and a $7 million signing bonus. In 2019, Brees will earn a base salary of $ou million, a roster bonus of $6 million and a workout bonus of $500,000. He has a cap hit of $24.8 million and a dead cap value of $33.5 million.

Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. As of 2022, he is the highest-paid NFL player in the world, with an annual salary of $45 million.

Age

Aaron Rodgers is a professional American football player who currently plays for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was born on December 2, 1983, in Chico, California. He is the son of Edward Rodgers and Darla Leigh (née Pitts) Rodgers. His father played football for Butte College and Chico State, while his paternal grandfather, John B. Rodgers, played at Iowa State. His maternal grandfather was an athlete at Oklahoma State. Rodgers has a younger brother named Jordan, who played quarterback at Vanderbilt from 2013 to 2016.

Rodgers attended Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, where he played both soccer and football. As a senior in 2001, he was named the Northern California Area Player of the Year by The Sacramento Bee after completing 210 of 343 passes for 3,464 yards with 45 touchdowns and just five interceptions. He also rushed for 1,157 yards and 24 touchdowns that season.

Salary

As of the 2022 season, Rodgers will be the highest paid player in the NFL with an annual salary of $33.5 million. This does not include any bonuses or incentives that he may receive. His base salary for 2022 is $22.5 million, with a $11 million signing bonus. He also has a $6 million roster bonus that is paid out in two installments, on May 1st and November 1st.

Contract

In 2013, Rodgers signed a five-year, $110 million contract extension with the Packers. The deal made him the highest-paid player in NFL history at that time. In 2019, he signed a four-year, $134 million contract extension with the Packers that made him the highest-paid player in NFL history. In 2020, he signed a four-year, $160 million contract extension with the Packers that made him the highest-paid player in NFL history. Rodgers is currently scheduled to earn a base salary of $22.5 million in 2022.

Ben Roethlisberger

Ben Roethlisberger currently stands as the highest paid NFL player in the 2022 season. After signing a contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019, Roethlisberger will earn an annual salary of $45 million. This makes him the highest paid player in NFL history. Roethlisberger’s career earnings currently sit at $200 million, which is also the most in NFL history.

Age

Ben Roethlisberger is an American football quarterback for the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born on March 2, 1982, in Lima, Ohio. Roethlisberger played college football at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He was drafted 11th overall by the Steelers in the 2004 NFL Draft. He has since played his entire professional career with the Steelers.

Roethlisberger has been one of the most successful quarterbacks of his generation. He is a two-time Super Bowl champion, winning Super Bowl XL in 2006 and Super Bowl XLIII in 2009. He has also been selected to six Pro Bowls and was named the NFL Passing Leader in 2014.

In 2020, Roethlisberger signed a extension with the Steelers that made him the highest-paid player in NFL history at the time. His average annual salary of $45 million surpassed that of previous record holder Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks.

Salary

In order to calculate the average annual salary, we divided the total contract amount by the number of years in the contract. We then rounded this figure to the nearest thousand. As of September 1, 2022, the average NFL player will earn $2,750,000 per year. The highest paid player in the NFL will be Ben Roethlisberger, who will earn an average of $45 million per year.

Contract

In March of 2020, the Steelers and Roethlisberger agreed to a restructured contract that freed up $19 million in salary-cap space while adding an extra year to his deal. The new contract pays him a base salary of $14 million in 2020, with salaries of $19 million in 2021 and 2022 and $22 million in 2023. He also received a no-trade clause and a $37 million signing bonus.

Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson is the highest paid NFL player in 2022. He is a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. He has a base salary of $28 million and a signing bonus of $65 million. He also has a roster bonus of $6 million. His total contract is worth $140 million.

Age

Russell Wilson was born November 29, 1988, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is currently 33 years old.

Salary

In 2022, the highest paid NFL player will be Russell Wilson, who is currently signed to a four-year, $140 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks. This deal includes a $65 million signing bonus, and Wilson is guaranteed to earn an annual salary of $30 million.

Contract

In April 2019, Wilson signed a four-year, $140 million contract extension with the Seahawks, making him the highest paid player in NFL history at the time. The contract included a $65 million signing bonus, and $107 million in guaranteed money. Wilson’s average annual salary of $35 million made him the second highest paid player in NFL history behind only Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The deal made Wilson the first player in NFL history to average more than $30 million per season on a multi-year contract. Wilson’s base salary in 2019 was $17.8 million, and he was scheduled to earn $18.8 million in 2020, $21.8 million in 2021, and $22.8 million in 2022. In 2019, Wilson ranked sixth among all NFL players in terms of total earnings with an annual salary of $35 million and endorsements totaling approximately $5 million.