Top 15 Highest Paid NFL Players All Time
The title of highest paid can often be skewed a lot of different ways considering what metric you are looking at. There’s base salary, contract value , and just out career earnings . This article will list out the highest paid NFL Players all time based on total career earnings according to the metrics via Spotrac.
If you’re curious about the average salaries typically paid to each position in the NFL and the active highest paid players based on salary then click HERE.
Who is the highest paid NFL player in history?
Based on total career earnings, Aaron Rodgers sits atop the list with over $380 million.
List of Highest Paid NFL Players of All Time
1. Aaron Rodgers
Career Earnings: $380,658,010
NFL Seasons: 20
2. Matthew Stafford
Career Earnings: $359,306,037
NFL Seasons: 16
3. Tom Brady
Career Earnings: $362,962,392
NFL Seasons: 23
4. Russell Wilson
Career Earnings: $306,527,520
NFL Seasons: 13
5. Matt Ryan
Career Earnings: $303,713,631
NFL Seasons: 16
6. Kirk Cousins
Career Earnings: $294,169,486
NFL Seasons: 13
7. Drew Brees
Career Earnings: $269,710,422
NFL Seasons: 20
8. Ben Roethlisberger
Career Earnings: $267,286,864
NFL Seasons: 18
9. Eli Manning
Career Earnings: $252,280,004
NFL Seasons: 16
10. Peyton Manning
Career Earnings: $248,732,000
NFL Seasons: 18
11. Phillip Rivers
Career Earnings: $243,944,322
NFL Seasons: 17
12. Dak Prescott
Career Earnings: $196,317,825
NFL Seasons: 9
13. Ryan Tannenhill
Career Earnings: $195,975,979
NFL Seasons: 12
14. Derek Carr
Career Earnings: $195,666,395
NFL Seasons: 11
15. Alex Smith
Career Earnings: $189,725,00
NFL Seasons: 16
