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Who is the highest-paid NFL player? Ranking the highest NFL contracts for 2024 season
The race to be the NFL's highest-paid players welcomed some new entrants this offseason.
Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys came to an agreement on a four-year, $240 million deal on the morning of the NFL's first Sunday of the regular season. The deal makes him the league's first $60 million per year player and put him at the top of the list of highest-paid players.
Prescott's deal comes after an offseason that included the Jacksonville Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence (five-year, $275 million extension) and Green Bay Packers' Jordan Love (four-year, $220 million extension) matching the broad terms of Cincinnati Bengals' Joe Burrow's five-year, $275 deal last year.
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According to OverTheCap.com, the NFL's top 18 players in terms of average annual salary are all quarterbacks. Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is the first non-quarterback on the highest-paid list after striking a four-year, $140 million contract extension this offseason. That deal vaulted Jefferson past San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa as the NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback.
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Who is the highest-paid NFL player in 2024?
Here is the full list of the top 20 earners in the league by annual average salary, according to Over The Cap:
1. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys: $60 million
2. (tie). Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals: $55 million
2 (tie). Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars: $55 million
2 (tie). Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers: $55 million
5. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins: $53.1 million
6. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions: $53 million
7. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers: $52.5 million
8. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens: $52 million
9. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles: $51 million
10. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals: $46.1 million
11. Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns: $46 million
12 (tie). Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons: $45 million
12 (tie). Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs: $45 million
14. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills: $43 million
15 (tie). Daniel Jones, New York Giants: $40 million
15 (tie). Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams: $40 million
17 (tie).Derek Carr, New Orleans Saints: $37.5 million
17 (tie). Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets: $37.5 million
19. Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings: $35 million
20. Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers: $34 million
Here’s the highest-paid list for all the positions
- Quarterbacks
- Running backs
- Wide receivers
- Tight ends
- Offensive tackles
- Offensive guards
- Centers
- Edge rushers
- Interior defensive linemen
- Linebackers
- Cornerbacks
- Safeties
- Kickers
- Punters
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