As of 2011, Peyton Manning, Sam Bradford and Tom Brady.
Leonard Davis
Presently Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.1. Michael Vick2. Ben Roethlisberger
No. He's 4th, behind Peyton Manning, Sam Bradford and Tom Brady.
Tom Brady
Tom Brady currently is paid $950,000
As of the 2009 NFL Season, the highest paid player was Eli Manning of the New York Giants.He has a 6 year $97.5 million contract.
Tom Brady at 18 million a year.
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.
Tom Brady with a rating of 111.
According to Sports Illustrated, in the NFL for the 2008 season that would be Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts who has a salary hit against the salary cap of $18,700,000. Tom Brady of the New England Patriots is second at $14,626,720.The highest paid quarter back is J.J Watts. He is a well known football player.
They are paid the most in the NFL because they are the most sucesssful team in the NFL and they are awesome.