10 Highest Paid Nfl Players Of The 2019 2020 Season

Let’s take a look at the 10 highest-paid NFL players – spoiler alert – seven of them are quarterbacks. #10 Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons Total earnings:$26.5 million Salary/bonuses: $21.5 million Endorsements: $5 million Matt Ryan was the first player to score the $30 million a year deal with his five-year, $150 million deal he signed with the Falcons in 2018. #9 Brandin Cookes Los Angeles Rams Total earnings: $28 million Salary/bonuses: $27.5 million Endorsements: $500,000 When Brandin Cookes was traded to the Rams from the Patriots in early 2018, he signed a five-year, $81 million contract. In March, the Rams exercised a $17 million option bonus that extended his contract through 2023. #8. Trey Flowers Detroit Lions Total earnings: $29.1 million Salary/bonuses: $28.9 million Endorsements: $250,000 In March, Trey Flowers signed a five-year, $90 million free agent contract with the Lions. The contract included $56 million in guaranteed money. #7. Kirk Cousins Minnesota Vikings Total earnings:$29.8 million Salary/bonuses:$28 million Endorsements:$1.8 million Kirk Cousins signed his most recent contract last season. The three-year deal is worth $84 million and 100% of that $84 million is guaranteed. #6. DeMarcus Lawrence Dallas Cowboys Total earnings:$31.3 million Salary/bonuses:$31.1 million Endorsements:$150,000 DeMarcus Lawrence signed a five-year contract extension in April worth $105 million. This will keep him in Dallas through the 2023 season. #5. Nick Foles Jacksonville Jaguars Total earnings:$32.8 million Salary/bonuses:$30.8 million Endorsements:$2 million After Nick Foles led Philadelphia to its first and only Super Bowl title in 2018, he was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars. In March he signed a four-year, $88 million deal with $50 million of that guaranteed. #4. Tom Brady New England Patriots Total earnings: $35 million Salary/bonuses: $23 million Endorsements: $12 million Tom Brady’s new deal with the Patriots pays him $23 million this year. He is a six-time Super Bowl champion and 12 quarterbacks earn more than he does. #3. Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Total earnings: $39 million Salary/bonuses: $23 million Endorsements: $16 million Drew Brees singed a two-year contract extension in 2018 worth $50 million. Over his 18 years in the NFL, Brees has earned more than $220 million on the gridiron. #2. Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh Steelers Total earnings: $46 million Salary/bonuses: $45 million Endorsements: $1 million Ben Roethlisberger signed a contract extension in April that delivered a $37.5 million signing bonus. He’s earned $232 million in salary from the Steelers over the course of his career. #1. Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks Total earnings: $79 million Salary/bonuses: $70 million Endorsements: $9 million Russell Wilson signed a four-year contract extension that set NFL records for both average salary – $35 million—and signing bonus – $65 million.