2007-12-30 13:29:37 · 6 answers · asked by Scarface 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
It was Mike Vick but now i have no clue
2007-12-30 13:31:58 · answer #1 · answered by danjman3000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The highest paid players in 2007 were:
* Dwight Freeney ($30,750,000)
* Marc Bulger ($17,502,040)
* Leonard Davis ($17,006,240)
Please note that NFL salaries are often extremely strange because of the way teams and players work around salary cap issues. For example, Dwight Freeney's contract is for 6 years and $72 million, or an average of $12 million per year. He received over $30 million of that in 2007, and the other $42 million spread (unevenly) over the other 5 years.
In 2006 the top salaries were:
* Richard Seymour ($24,691,160)
* Drew Brees ($22,000,000)
* Bryant McKinnie ($17,500,000)
None of those players are among 2007's highest paid players, since (as explained above) their 2006 salary does not represent the annual value of their contract, but rather the bonuses, options, and salary collected in one particular year, usually the first year of the contract.
The 2005 top salaries were:
* Michael Vick ($23,102,750)
* Matt Hasselbeck ($19,005,280)
* Orlando Pace ($18,000,000)
The data below is for 2004:
Through the end of the 2004 season, Peyton Manning was the highest paid player with a salary of $35,037,700. Second was Chad Pennington with a salary of $19,004,000. But other records show that Micheal Vick was the highest payed player in 2004.
Michael Vick signed a 10 year deal with the Atlanta Falcons for a reported $130,000,000.
For a single season, it is Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts. They signed him to a 7-year contract for 98 million dollars. According to Forbes magazine he was the third highest paid athlete in the world in 2004, earning $42 million dollars in 2004.
The next highest for 2004 is Chad Pennington of the New York Jets with $19 in 2004.
Brian Urlacher used to be the highest, with $15 million per year.
Mike Vick has the longest-term highest contract, with $130 million for 10 years.
Before Michael Vick, McNabb had the record with a $115 million dollar contract.
2007-12-30 21:34:29 · answer #2 · answered by mozark281 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think Tony Romo is the highest-paid QB in the league...$67 million...but I'm not sure if he's the richest.
2007-12-30 21:33:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they all make too much but the owners have it to pay them. I guess Payton Manning with the 98 mill contract and then he has so many endorsements he is on every other commercial on t.v. I heard one of his teammates call him commercial boy.
2007-12-30 21:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by richard s 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you take into consideration the money from promotions, I would have to put my bet on Peyton Manning. The guy will endorse anything!
2007-12-30 22:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by Randy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
peyton manning has a really high contract 99.20 millon
2007-12-30 21:35:11 · answer #6 · answered by cody 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋