Peyton Manning is the Highest Paid Player in the NFL?
Over at Forbes.com there is apparently a whole division of people that just make lists. Now they have put together a list of the Highest Paid Players in the NFL. Colts quarterback PEYTON MANNING tops it. He'll pocket $23 MILLION before this year is out.
Here are the highest-paid football players, along with their expected salaries for 2011...
#1.) Peyton Manning, $23 million
#2.) Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, $18.4 million
#3.) Tom Brady, $18 million
#4.) Michael Vick, $15.9 million
#5.) Raiders defensive end Richard Seymour, $15 million
#6.) Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil, $14 million
#7.) Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, $13.5 million
#8.) Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, $12.8 million
#9.) Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, $12.5 million
#10.) Dolphins defensive tackle Paul Soliai, $12.4 million
(Check out the list in a fairly annoying slideshow type format here.)