Highest Paid Athletes

[RockaFowler]

http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-2328-Salaries-and-Promotions-League-Minimums-of-Professional-Athletes/?sc_extcmp=JS_2328_home1&SiteId=cbmsnhp42328&ArticleID=2328>1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=9f29d6b72f734271876dcee074b18394-335524760-XD-6

NFL
Highest-paid player: San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers earned the highest total salary in 2009 at $25.56 million, though $19.5 million of that came via a signing bonus. If you exclude signing bonuses, the Carolina Panthers' Julius Peppers (now with the Chicago Bears) had the highest annual salary in 2009 at $16.68 million.

MLB
Highest-paid player: Alex Rodriguez will earn the most money this season at $33 million, though the annual salary over his 10-year contract is $27.5 million. Three of the next five highest-paid players are also Yankees (C.C. Sabathia, Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira), along with the Phillies' Ryan Howard and the Twins' Joe Mauer.

NBA
Highest-paid player: Tracy McGrady earned the most money over the 2009-10 season at $23.24 million.

NHL
Highest-paid player: Vincent Lecavalier earned the most of any player at $10 million, exactly $1 million more than Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin, the three players tied for second.

[joeybee12]

1. So, if Favor is getting $24 million this year, does anyone know if that's

the top?

[Upton]

2. Nah...he's only seventh

1. QB Peyton Manning, Colts $30.8 million total earnings (9th among US athletes, $15.8m salary/$15m endorsements)
2. QB Matthew Stafford, Lions $27.6m (11, $26.9m/$0.7m)
3. QB Eli Manning, Giants $26.5m (T13, $19.5m/$7m)
4. QB Philip Rivers, Chargers $25.8m (17, $25.6m/$0.2m)
5. LB Terrell Suggs, Ravens $24.9m (19, $24.9m/$0.0m)
6. DL Albert Haynesworth, Redskins $24.6m (20, $24.6m/$0.1m)
7. QB Brett Favre, Vikings $24m (21, $17m/$7m)
8. WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, Raiders $21.5m (28, $21.4m/$0.0m)
9. RT Jason Smith, Rams $20.6m (33, $20.5m/$0.0m)
10. DE Julius Peppers, Bears $20m (36, $20m/$0.0m)
11. NT Vince Wilfork, Patriots $18.9m (38, $18.9m/$0.0m)
12. CB DeAngelo Hall, Redskins $18.5m (40, $18.5m/$0.0m)
13. DE Tyson Jackson, Chiefs $18.1m (42, $18.1m/$0.0m)
14. QB Mark Sanchez, Jets $16.9m (48, $16.4m/$0.5m)
15. LB DeMarcus Ware, Cowboys $16.8m (49, $16m/$0.8m)



http://www.sportsuntapped.com/the-15-highest-paid-nfl-players-in-2010-will-probably-surprise-you-111260/

[joeybee12]

3. Aw, poor Bret...no wonder he needed all that attention!

And the big WTF here is Matthew Stafford at #2.

[trotsky]

6. Well at least you give Favre plenty of attention, joeybee!

Hell, is there anyone on the Sports forum who obsesses about him as much as you?

Stafford is #2 thanks to the lovely NFL rookie contract structure.

[TZ]

7. roffle!

Yeah, but don't call him out on it..This forum wouldn't be nearly as interesting without his Favre rants....:rofl:

[Twillig]

10. How about Jason Smith for the Rams?

Jason Smith, Rams $20.6m for a Right Tackle?

If I was Steven Jackson I'd put a boot in that noobie motherfucker's ass everytime he fucked up.

[TZ]

4. GAAAH. ALbert Haynesworth is number 6

We've only done one preseason game and I'm soooo sick of Fat Albert..:puke:

[tishaLA]

9. and he makes $100K too much in endorsements

[Auggie]

5. Heyward-Bey, Raiders $21.5m...

what a waste

[USA_1]

8. Highest Paid Female Athletes

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ys-forbesfemaleearners081910

Quite often it is women athletes whose earnings far surpass those of male athletes, especially when it comes to endorsing commercial products.