Who is the highest paid player in the NFL?

Answer 1

Vick

Answer 2

1 Vick, Michael $ 23,102,750 Atlanta Falcons
2 Hasselbeck, Matt $ 19,005,280 Seattle Seahawks
3 Pace, Orlando $ 18,000,000 St. Louis Rams
4 Jones, Walter $ 17,701,320 Seattle Seahawks
5 Brady, Tom $ 15,654,180 New England Patriots
6 Bailey, Champ $ 13,507,625 Denver Broncos
7 Smoot, Fred $ 12,300,000 Minnesota Vikings
8 Rolle, Samari $ 12,000,990 Baltimore Ravens
9 Henry, Anthony $ 11,604,840 Dallas Cowboys
10 Ogden, Jonathan $ 10,665,550 Baltimore Ravens

Answer 3

The salary cap for the upcoming NFL season is $102.5 million per team, an increase of $17 million above the 2005 figure. How big an increase is it? When the salary cap was set at $75 million in 2003, it was also a $17 million increase — from 1999 ($57.3 million). The cap was $52.4 million in 1998, so it has almost doubled in eight years.

The popularity of the game and the players and the NFL's ceaseless efforts to market every aspect of it make this a lucrative operation for all parties.

"The revenues are continuing to grow and the salary cap will continue to grow alongside it," says agent Neil Schwartz. "Therefore, players make more money, owners make more money and so do general managers, coaches and assistant coaches. Everyone reaps the fruit."

One of the first reapers in free agency this offseason was center LeCharles Bentley, whom Schwartz represents. Bentley left the New Orleans Saints in March for the Cleveland Browns and a contract worth $36 million for six years, most ever for a center.

The NFL Players Association's research department says the average player salary rose 5% in 2005 to $1.4 million and that the average starter earns $2,259,000. The median salary for all starters was $1.7 million, an increase of 17%. The average for quarterbacks, running backs and offensive tackles was in excess of $3 million.

Among the big earners in 2005: Quarterbacks Michael Vick and Matt Hasselbeck. Vick collected $23.1 million from the Atlanta Falcons and Hasselbeck, who led the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl, earned $19 million.

Offensive linemen did not fare badly, especially prized left tackles. Orlando Pace of the St. Louis Rams scored $18 million from the St. Louis Rams and Seattle paid Walter Jones $17.7 million.

Those figures include total signing bonus dollars, even if the contract defers some of the payments. While such bonuses are prorated over the life of the contract for salary-cap purposes, they are counted here in the year they are earned.

Therefore, Manning's representation in our database at a salary of $668,520 discounts the $34.5 million signing bonus given him in 2004 when he signed a seven-year deal worth $98 million. The low base in the second year was to benefit the Colts' cap.

Fret not for Manning. His 2006 compensation: $10 million.

There's no true method for determining the highest-paid player. Any analysis that computes an average per year figure for the life of contract builds in the numbers agreed to for future years that are not guaranteed and that will likely not be paid. In most cases, a veteran player reaching a season with a high base salary will be asked to extend his contract and exchange his base salary for a signing bonus. Many veterans also restructure their contracts at a lower salary or opt to be released instead.

Answer 4

Michael Vick

Answer 5

Michael Vick


usatoday.com/sports/football

Answer 6

By year: 2005 season

Michael Vick - 23 mill a yr
Matt Hasselback - 19 mill a yr
Orlando Pace - 18 mill a yr
Walter Jones - 17 mill a yr
Tom Brady - 15 mill a yr

That site could be wrong b/c it said Manning only made around 650 K last season...but in 03 he made 9 mill...I dunno????

Answer 7

by amount of years its chad pennington.
he gets 75 grand for 4 years
while peyton gets 100 for 6 years

Answer 8

Peyton manning!

Answer 9

i think u mean 75 million..

but just in overall income it's easily peyton manning. other than his NFL salary, he is in most commercials of any football player in history. he is filthy rich.

Answer 10

I believe it's the colt's punter...don't remember his name but by the amount of time on field he averaged $112,687.86 per minute last year!!!!nobody else made a tenth of that.he'll be close to that again.