The graphic displays the highest salary players for the NFL for the 2018 season. The salaries for the players in the graphic do not include endorsements and licensings.
Due to the increase of TV contracts the NFL has had a 44 percent increase in the salary cap over the past five years. The top 10 players made 424 million dollars including their salaries, bonuses, endorsements and licensings. Kirk Cousins is ranked No. 1 on the graphic with a salary of 22.5 million dollars. While the No. 2 ranked player, Demarcus Lawrence, makes about 17 million dollars.
Kirk was signed as the Minnesota Vikings quarterback in March 2018 on a 84 million dollar contract for 3 year contract. This contract made him the highest paid NFL player in history topping well known players such as Aaron Rodgers and other high ranking Quarterbacks.
Surprisingly the majority of the highest paid players is not quarterbacks. There seems to be a diversity of positions in the highest paid players with only 3 players being quarterbacks. Aaron Rodgers is shockingly not in the top 10 highest paid players. He actually is ranked at No. 545 being paid 1.1 million dollars a year. However, with all of his endorsements and licensings he is definitely in the top 10 highest paid players.
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