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The Worlds Highest Paid Athletes
Posted on 4/15/14 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 4/15/14 at 5:55 pm
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I don't always take a paycut, but when I do, I really don't.
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Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady were the three highest-paid players on American sports teams in the last year.
That’s the word from ESPN’s survey of worldwide sports salaries, which found that Rodgers, Stafford and Brady were three of only seven professional athletes in the world who made at least $31 million last year.
There are some caveats. The survey covered only athletes’ salaries and prize money, and not endorsements.
I don't always take a paycut, but when I do, I really don't.
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...the highest-paid athlete in the world was boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., at $73.5 million. Second and third were soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at $50.2 million and $50.1 million. Next was Rodgers, who made $40 million in 2013, the year he signed a new five-year, $110 million contract.
Next was Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic at $35 million, followed by Stafford at $31.5 million and Brady at $31 million. Five other NFL players made the list of the Top 20 highest-paid athletes in the world: Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco at $30 million, Tony Romo at $26.5 million, Calvin Johnson (the NFL’s highest-paid non-quarterback) at $25 million and Peyton Manning at $25 million.
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Posted on 4/15/14 at 5:57 pm to Sophandros
$73,500,000 in one year 
Posted on 4/15/14 at 5:59 pm to Sophandros
Awesome
A NBCsports.com article about an espn.com article
A NBCsports.com article about an espn.com article
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:02 pm to SPEEDY
It's meta.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:06 pm to Sophandros
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Floyd Mayweather Jr., at $73.5 million.
holy frick
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:08 pm to Sophandros
Here's the original chart LINK
Matt Ryan really sticks out. I am also curious to see the soccer top 10.
Matt Ryan really sticks out. I am also curious to see the soccer top 10.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:08 pm to Sophandros
Money Mayweather
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:08 pm to Sophandros
What I took away from this article is Stafford is way overpaid.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:12 pm to xenythx
Joe Flacco makes more than Peyton. WTF
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:12 pm to xenythx
Stafford has been fine. The head coach and defense have under performed. Stafford is a giant tool, but he's a good QB and better than the Lions have had in a loooooooong time.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:13 pm to BigDawg0420
All of the NFL players on the list are the sole reason for the downfall of their teams.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:13 pm to BigDawg0420
NFL salaries are weird because a lot of guys get a massive amount of money one year and then a huge drop off for the rest of the contract. Regardless, Matty Ice getting 30 million is crazy.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:14 pm to cas4t
Holy shite Gilbert Arenas
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:14 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:Yeah. People forget that he throws it for damn near 5000 yards every year.
Stafford has been fine. The head coach and defense have under performed. Stafford is a giant tool, but he's a good QB and better than the Lions have had in a loooooooong time.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:15 pm to Keys Open Doors
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NFL salaries are weird because a lot of guys get a massive amount of money one year and then a huge drop off for the rest of the contract.
Or they take fake paycuts.
But yeah, that's why some of the NFL numbers look out of whack. It's still fun to point this out from time to time.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:18 pm to xenythx
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:18 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:Fine? Yes. Worth that $31.5 Million Salary (2nd highest Football Player on the list) coming off a year with the 19th best QB Rating & 30th best Completion % in the League? Um, no.
Stafford has been fine.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:24 pm to Them
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$73,500,000 in one year
Don't know all the ins and outs, but Mayweather seems to have done it right. He probably makes a pretty substantial chunk of that through his promotions company.
This post was edited on 5/4/14 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 4/15/14 at 6:42 pm to Sophandros
Wait but i thought the great Tom Brady was taking paycuts left and right to make his team better?
Matt Ryan at #9? One of the worst thrown balls in the league
Matt Ryan at #9? One of the worst thrown balls in the league
Posted on 4/15/14 at 7:29 pm to Sophandros
Gilbert getting that check
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