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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.
Salary/winnings Endorsements 1: Cristiano Ronaldo: Association football: Portugal: $260 million: $200 million: $60 million 2: Jon Rahm: Golf: Spain: $218 million: $198 million: $20 million 3: Lionel Messi: Association football: Argentina: $135 million: $65 million: $70 million 4: LeBron James: Basketball: United States: $128.2 million: $48.2 ...
Here are the highest-paid athletes in each of the top U.S. leagues and world's sports by average annual value, with contract information courtesy of Spotrac: NFL CONTRACTS: Cowboys QB Dak Prescott ...
In 2019, Mike Trout signed a 12-year, $426 million contract with the Angels, the richest contract in the history of North American sports at the time. Alex Rodriguez earned the highest salary in MLB in 2013 at $28,000,000. He also has the highest career earnings in MLB history, as well as a record 13 years with the highest AAV.
According to Forbes’ annual report, Argentinian soccer player Lionel Messi is currently the highest paid athlete in the world, earning about $130 million per year. While many athletes bring most ...
Here are the wide receiver salary rankings for the 2024 NFL season based on average annual value, according to Over The Cap: 1. Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings: $35 million (4 years, $140 million)
Here are the running back salary rankings for the 2024 season based on average annual value, according to Over The Cap: 1. Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers: $16 million (4 years, $64.06 ...
Larry Bird became the first player to earn $5 million or more with a salary of $7,070,000 in the 1991–92 season. Magic Johnson became the first player to earn $10 million or more in the 94–95 season with a salary of $14,660,000. Patrick Ewing became the first player to earn $15 million or more in the 95–96 season with a salary of $18,724,000.