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Highest Paid Athlete Endorsers of 2016
Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:38 am
Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:38 am
Tell your kids to play Golf, Tennis or in the NBA. Derrick Rose makes more in endorsement money than Tom Brady, Cam Newton or Drew Brees.
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TOP 100 HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETE ENDORSERS OF 2016 (Worldwide)
1. ROGER FEDERER $60,000,000
2. LEBRON JAMES $54,000,000
3. PHIL MICKELSON $50,000,000
No football player until Peyton Manning at #20
Other notables:
5. KEVIN DURANT $36,000,000
10. CRISTIANO RONALDO $32,000,000
11. USAIN BOLT $30,000,000
14. KOBE BRYANT $25,000,000
17. SERENA WILLIAMS $20,000,000
18. JAMES HARDEN $17,000,000
20. PEYTON MANNING |$15,000,000
22. STEPH CURRY $12,000,000
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TOP 100 HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETE ENDORSERS OF 2016 (Worldwide)
1. ROGER FEDERER $60,000,000
2. LEBRON JAMES $54,000,000
3. PHIL MICKELSON $50,000,000
No football player until Peyton Manning at #20
Other notables:
5. KEVIN DURANT $36,000,000
10. CRISTIANO RONALDO $32,000,000
11. USAIN BOLT $30,000,000
14. KOBE BRYANT $25,000,000
17. SERENA WILLIAMS $20,000,000
18. JAMES HARDEN $17,000,000
20. PEYTON MANNING |$15,000,000
22. STEPH CURRY $12,000,000
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Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:40 am to RedRifle
Stop it Roger
Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:43 am to RedRifle
NFL players hindered by having less global reach.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:45 am to maine82
That makes no sense. If that were true soccer players would be at the top of the list. Try again.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:45 am to McCaigBro69
GOATs. 
Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:50 am to RedRifle
quote:
That makes no sense. If that were true soccer players would be at the top of the list. Try again
I'm like 90% sure Ronaldo and Messi are 1-2 in salary per year, not counting endorsements. If not, I know they've been at the top of some kind of salary/endorsement pay type list recently whether it's one or the other.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:53 am to McCaigBro69
So are you talking about endorsements or salary? You do know that NBA players have a salary cap and are limited in salary vs soccer players. Lebron would make $50m a year in a no salary cap league. And golfers and tennis players can only make so much based on events entered and outcome. We're talking about endorsements here not salary.
This post was edited on 3/31/17 at 9:54 am
Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:56 am to RedRifle
Football players have to wear helmets and aren't as recognizable.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:56 am to RedRifle
quote:Makes sense to me.
That makes no sense.
Do you have an alternative theory why the first NFL player shows up at the 20 spot?
Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:58 am to RedRifle
quote:
We're talking about endorsements here not salary.
Yes, I know, I'm just responding back to your comment where you essentially say that if global branding is such a priority then soccer players would be at the top.
quote:
You do know that NBA players have a salary cap and are limited in salary vs soccer players. Lebron would make $50m a year in a no salary cap league
Cool? He does and always will have a salary cap though so that's a useless point.
Ronaldo has an airport named after him. No one else on that list does AFAIK.
That's the list I was referring to, salary and endorsements combined.
This post was edited on 3/31/17 at 10:02 am
Posted on 3/31/17 at 10:12 am to RedRifle
American football isn't a global sport. The others are.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 10:15 am to RedRifle
Is the issue with football players due to the uniform? What I mean is that they have a mask on while on the field. There faces aren't as recognizable.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 10:25 am to BigPerm30
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Is the issue with football players due to the uniform? What I mean is that they have a mask on while on the field. There faces aren't as recognizable.
That's AN issue. It's also that the life of a football player (ex. QB) isn't very long. Peyton Manning, as a pitchman is superb. He has this self deprecating humor and he "looks normal". You can see Peyton driving a Buick and saying "re-route". He's relatable. And he has charisma. Jordan is the master at this. The dude was selling Hanes shirts with a Hitler mustache. A decade after he retired!
Posted on 3/31/17 at 11:18 am to RedRifle
Good grief. Those amounts of money are just crazy.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 12:09 pm to McCaigBro69
I see your point. 
Posted on 3/31/17 at 12:11 pm to TotesMcGotes
quote:
Football players have to wear helmets and aren't as recognizable.
And there are a lot more of them.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 12:37 pm to RedRifle
They aren't athletesso they really shouldn't be listed at all but I'm really surprised there aren't more nascar drivers longevity is one of the most important parts of being an endorser
Posted on 3/31/17 at 12:53 pm to RedRifle
I read Jordan gets $100 million/year from Nike for the Air Jordan brand. Not sure if he is considered a business partner or endorser though.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 4:53 pm to BayouCatFan
Still the greatest endorsement out there
Posted on 3/31/17 at 4:55 pm to RedRifle
Brady is an odd duck. He doesn't advertise as much as you'd assume a star QB/face of the NFL would.
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