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This is a list of the largest sports contracts. These figures include signing bonuses but exclude options, buyouts , and the endorsement deals. This list does not reflect the highest annual salaries or career earnings, only the top 100 largest contracts and thus is largely limited to athletes in team sports and auto racing .
Black Enterprise reported in 2003 that "the average career span for professional basketball, football, and baseball is a mere 4.5 years, 3.2 years, and under five years, respectively." [12] A 2007 study found that, excluding pitchers, rookie Major League Baseball players' careers last for 5.6 years on average. [13]
The list, which includes players from eight sports and 27 countries, puts soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo at the top with a reported $260 million from his salary, winnings and endorsements during 2024.
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Here are the safety salary rankings based on average annual value, according to Over The Cap: 1. Antoine Winfield, Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $21 million (4 years, $84.1 million)
They were informed the 2025 salary cap will be between $277.5 million to $281.5 million, ... NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has overseen major growth in the league's revenue over the past few years.
Salary/Winnings Endorsements 1: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing: United States: $300 million: $285 million: $15 million 2: Manny Pacquiao: Boxing: Philippines: $160 million: $148 million: $12 million 3: Cristiano Ronaldo: Association football: Portugal: $79.6 million: $52.6 million: $27 million 4: Lionel Messi: Association football: Argentina: $73. ...
Many athletes have also needed to allocate part of their salaries to paying off league debts. “You can get fined for a lot of different things in the NFL,” Saints star Juwan Johnson’s wife ...