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This also skews the list towards sports with salary caps where salaries are therefore public knowledge and easy to cite. The contract figures referenced below are presented at face value and do not reflect potential pre or post-tax treatments. For example, contracts with European sports teams are typically quoted on a post-tax basis.
Kyler Murray - Contract value: $230.5 million - Career NFL record: 34-43-1 - Approximate career value: 62. 2018 Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray was the top pick in the 2019 NFL draft.
The average salary for a player in 1978 was under $62,600, up 13.2 percent over the previous year. Fran Tarkenton was the highest-paid quarterback at $360,000 and running back O. J. Simpson was the highest paid player, at just under $733,400.
Archie Manning attempting a pass for the New Orleans Saints against the L.A. Rams in 1980. The 1980 NFL season was the 61st regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season in March 1980, fellow NFL owners voted against the proposed move by the Raiders from Oakland, California to Los Angeles.
First NFL quarterback to defeat 32 franchises: Brett Favre vs. Green Bay Packers; October 5, 2009 [150] [167] First NFL quarterback to reach 100 career wins (regular season): Johnny Unitas vs. Green Bay Packers; November 9, 1969; First NFL quarterback to reach 150 career wins (regular season): Brett Favre vs. San Diego Chargers; September 23, 2007
NFL salaries have increased by almost 400 percent over the past 20 years -- but unfortunately, many players lose a huge chunk of this to Uncle Sam. ... the Redskins pay him $19.9 million per year ...
Quarterback is the most lucrative position in the NFL. The top 18 of the QB salary list are the highest paid football players, at any position. ... $240 million deal makes him the league's first ...
Doug Williams' original five-year contract expired at the beginning of the year. A published report of player salaries revealed that Williams, who had led the team to playoff appearances three out of the preceding four seasons, was the sixth-lowest-paid starting quarterback in the NFL. Eighteen NFL backup quarterbacks also had salaries higher ...