The structure of NFL salaries can make any player seem to be making more than any other player, but the averages are not always the net they receive (because of salary cap considerations) or are guaranteed (they can receive more or less). The top 20 players are all in the $16-20 million dollar range for their current contracts.
Joe Flacco of the Ravens has the highest guaranteed salary: $51 million for the first 2 years. But other QBs may make more in any given year.
The highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL for 2014 are:
Aaron Rodgers ($110 million over 5 years)
Colin Kaepernick ($13 million guaranteed but up to $126 million over 6 years)
Jay Cutler ($126 million over 7 years, guaranteed $54 million over 3 years)
Tony Romo ($13.5 million, $108 million over 6 years)
Matt Ryan ($104 million, guaranteed $63 million over 3 years)
Joe Flacco* ($20.1 million, $120.6 million over 6 years)
Drew Brees ($ 20 million, guaranteed $60 million up to $100 million over 5 years)
Peyton Manning ($15 million guaranteed, $100 million over 5 years)
Matthew Stafford (3 years $53 million)
Eli Manning (6 years, $98 million)
WR Larry Fitzgerald (7 years, $113 million)
WR Calvin Johnson (7 years, $113 million)
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-The highest paid NFL players as of 2011 were:
Peyton Manning who is paid $23 million dollars a year.
The rest is in order are as follows:
Note that because of salary cap manipulations, an individual's salary in a particular year may be much higher or lower. For example, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was paid over $27 million in 2008. Payton manning
As of 2021, the highest paid right tackle in the NFL is Lane Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles.
LaDainian Tomlinson is the highest paid running back in the NFL as of the 2004 season. He is paid $5.5 million, and is expected to be paid $6.5 in 2005.
They are paid the most in the NFL because they are the most sucesssful team in the NFL and they are awesome.
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