Who is the highest paid american football player
Top 5 Highest Paid NFL Players 2020
NFL players live the high life they
travel in private jets live in mansions
and we're perfectly tailored suits to
fancy nightclubs and movie premieres
around the world it's no secret that NFL
players are wealthy and surely you've
heard chitter chatter about how they're
overpaid for the work they do I don't
have any horses in that race so I
wouldn't pass judgment there but I will
say their salary isn't something to
scoff at researching this video I had a
bit of regret that I didn't put a little
more effort into tossing the old pigskin
back in the day but I suppose we all
make our millions in our own way and my
way certainly included fewer concussions
today we're going to take a look at the
highest paid NFL players and see exactly
how much they're making every year
number five
Carson Wentz 32 million dollars even as
the lowest earning player on our list
Carson Wentz still rose in a cool 32
million dollars per year his recently
signed 4-year contract includes a 16
million dollar signing bonus as well as
another possible 16 million in
incentives over the next four year
period so how exactly as Carson Wentz
climbed the ladder to join the
millionaire Club you may know him as the
quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
but did you also know he played for the
Patriots at home there's century high
school Patriots that is Carson Wentz
entered as a 5 foot 8 freshman and left
as a 6 foot 5 valedictorian with
football championships under his belt
and he quickly got drafted to the NFL
his career has been a bit rocky though
he was out towards the tail end of his
2017 season after suffering from the pro
sports players curse a torn ACL
one might think there'd be some bad luck
and he'd move right along
but 2018 didn't go much better in terms
of his health a major knee injury took
him out of the first two games and a
returning back injury took him out of
the season early but don't worry his
Luck's been getting better so far this
year well unless you count the brutal
concussion he got 9 minutes into the
Eagles final game of the
20:19 season against the Seahawks now
I'm not going to say exactly whether I
think that was a dirty hit or not but I
sure hope the Seahawks had some hand
sanitizer on standby even with all the
injuries the Eagles seem to think
they've really scored with Carson on
their team and it's easy to see why he's
the first player in Eagles history to
throw over 4,000 yards and he's landed
the most touchdowns in a season and the
most pass completions in their history
so yeah this guy's good at his job and
he makes a ton of money but he's got to
be spending the money on something
stupid right
a Lamborghini a football field with his
face mode onto it well not exactly in
2017
Carson launched a oh one foundation a
Christian nonprofit focused on creating
free activities for youth and veterans
since there are rumors about that he met
his wife while they were both on a
mission trip to Haiti it's no surprise
he journey down that charitable Avenue
number four Jared Goff thirty three
point five million dollars oh my Garf
the next player on our list makes a lot
of money that's right
Jared Goff the quarterback for the Rams
is the next lucky and wealthy player on
our list so what's he looking at yearly
just about thirty three point five
million dollars to put that into
perspective it's estimated that the
average American spins around 1 million
dollars in their entire lifetime meaning
Jared Goff is making more than 33 times
that in a single year before year
contract is worth 134 million dollars so
it's safe to say jared is in strapped
for cash and the career he's forged has
made sure he probably never will be
again
his record in the NFL is also fairly
impressive in 2018 Jared had four
thousand six hundred and eighty eight
yards the second highest single-season
total in franchise history in addition
he's also nabbed the top spot for the
most completed passes in a single game
with an impressive 45 thrown passes when
he's not throwing footballs absurd
distances Jared has a few other things
that keep him busy he's the owner of JG
16 of
clothing line with a name that's a bit
on the nose while one might assume he's
selling cool sports apparel challenging
the likes of Nike or adidas for their
spot
that's not exactly it Jarrod's company
is made entirely of shirts with JG on
them
although the models look pretty content
with it with his football money and
apparel money it's clear Jerrod is
rolling in the dough however likes to
spread that dough around as well born
and raised in California Jared Goff
helps start California strong a
nonprofit that goes towards individuals
in California who are victims of
wildfires and mass shootings number
three Aaron Rodgers thirty three point
five million dollars alright cheese
heads this one's for you Aaron Rodgers
the Packers quarterback makes thirty
three point five million dollars per
year playing for your beloved team his
four-year extension comes with a fifty
seven point five million dollar signing
bonus
clearly Aaron isn't going to have to
worry about money anytime soon he's the
NFL's all-time career passer rating
leader holds the lowest interception
percentage at a startling 1.5 percent
and holds the best touchdown to
interception ratio in the league he's
widely considered by many to be one of
the greatest quarterbacks of all time
but it wasn't always that way
it really wasn't always that way it's no
secret that Aaron isn't the most buff
guy out on the field though he led his
team to victory in high school again and
again he was looked over by recruiters
largely due to his size well you know
what they say about size and in this
case apparently it didn't matter
Aaron tried to play football for Florida
State but he was rejected he ended up
playing at a local Community College in
California and was genuinely considering
quitting altogether and just becoming a
lawyer lucky for him he eventually got
recruited by the bears then made his way
onto the Packers where he shattered
records left and right and made more
money than he probably ever imagined oh
and he's also dating Zdenek
Patrick so I guess things worked out
quite okay for old
number two Ben Roethlisberger 34 million
dollars the runner-up for the
highest-paid NFL player is none other
than Ben Roethlisberger the quarterback
for the Steelers his two-year extension
earns him thirty four million dollars a
year with a thirty seven point five
million dollar signing bonus not only
was he the youngest quarterback to ever
win a Super Bowl
he's also cemented himself as a Steelers
star with the most passing yards as a
Steelers quarterback and the most
passing touchdowns in the teams history
however he and Aaron both had a similar
issue trying to get themselves in
prominent positions on important teams
in high school Ben wasn't a quarterback
who was you might ask I mean he's gone
on to be such a good player he's gone on
to make millions and millions of dollars
playing football who could have been
better than him
well the coach's son that's right Ben
wasn't able to land the spot as
quarterback on his high school team
until the coach's son graduated his
former coach has even poked fun at
himself for saying a nationally-known
knucklehead well at least he was right
about something there though Ben's
career has had a few rough patches from
sexual assault allegations to six-game
suspensions Ben has remained with the
Steelers for a long 16 years number one
Russell Wilson 35 million dollars we've
finally reached the highest-paid NFL
player any guesses well if you guessed
anyone but Russell Wilson you're wrong
yes Russell Wilson is the highest-paid
NFL player his four-year contract will
earn him 35 million dollars a year not
including a 65 million dollar signing
bonus don't you just wish you could get
65 million for signing a few papers and
agreeing to stay with a team that
desperately wants and needs you now if
you've seen any Seahawks games chances
are you've seen this dude running
circles around everyone on the field
actual circles he's known for his
mobility and it shines in almost every
play he's been the NFC Offensive Player
of the Week nine times and has the
second highest passer rating in NFL
history he's viewed by some as one of
the most dynamic exciting quarter
to watch on the field but what if I told
you he wasn't always be loved by
Seahawks fans in the 2012 draft where
Russell was picked the Seahawks received
a lot of flack for adding him onto the
team little did anyone know Russell was
going on to become the highest-paid
player in the NFL but Russell doesn't
just play football he's played minor
league baseball for years and is even
invited to train with the Yankees for
spring training he's played with both
the Rockies and the Rangers though he
might not be the best baseball player he
did strike out at his only at-bat in
2018 after all he's still a lot better
than I am so I can't really judge in
addition there is one nice little detail
that makes his journey to success just a
little bit sweeter
Russell's father was a Yankee fan who
recently passed and Russell promised him
he would one day wear a Yankees jersey
and he certainly kept that promise
so there you have it the highest-paid
players in the NFL what do you think of
all the money they've earned do they
deserve that much who else do you think
should be on this list let me know in
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