Russell Wilson is now one of many highest-paid gamers in NFL historical past after agreeing to a reported five-year, $245 million extension with the Broncos, netting him a median of $49 million per 12 months in new cash.
The deal might ultimately set off a sequence response of further huge extensions, with Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, and Joe Burrow among the many star quarterbacks ripe for lucrative contracts within the close to future. However the place does Wilson stack up amongst the richest offers ever handed out in NFL historical past? Let’s check out the highest 10 offers in complete cash and common annual worth:
High contracts in complete worth
High contracts in common annual worth
|
Aaron Rodgers |
$50,271,667 |
4 |
2022 |
| Russell Wilson | $49 million | 5 | 2022 |
| Kyler Murray | $46.1 million | 5 | 2022 |
| Deshaun Watson | $46 million | 5 | 2022 |
|
Patrick Mahomes |
$45 million |
10 |
2020 |
|
Josh Allen |
$43,005,667 |
6 |
2021 |
| Derek Carr | $40,174,160 | 4 | 2022 |
|
Dak Prescott |
$40 million |
4 |
2021 |
|
Matthew Stafford |
$40 million |
5 |
2022 |
|
$35 million |
1 |
2022 |
Most assured cash in contracts
| Deshaun Watson | $230 million | 2022 |
| Russell Wilson | $165 million | 2022 |
| Kyler Murray | $160 million | 2022 |
|
Aaron Rodgers |
$150,815,000 |
2022 |
|
Josh Allen |
$150 million |
2021 |
|
Patrick Mahomes |
$141,481,905 |
2020 |
| Matthew Stafford | $130 million | 2022 |
|
Dak Prescott |
$126 million |
2021 |
|
$110,042,682 |
2019 |
|
|
$107,970,683 |
2019 |
|
|
$102 million |
2020 |
