Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Philippine boxing champ Manny Paquiao & the rest of the world's highest paid athletes

93. Mesut Ozil

Takings/Payouts: $12.8 million 
Advertisements: $6.5 million
Total earnings: $19.3 million


He is a German footballer who plays for English club Arsenal and the German national team. He has been a youth national team member since 2006, and a member of the German national team since 2009

Arsenal shelled out a franchise record $65 million on transfer deadline day in September 2013 to take him from Real Madrid. His 5-year, $63 million contract came on the heels of a new seven-year commercial boot sponsorship with Adidas with a whopping $35 million take home pay. In 2015, he was chosen as German Footballer Ambassador for his charity project, including the World Cup winner's decision to donate his bonus a life-saving surgery to Brazilian children.

93. Devin McCourty


Takings/Payouts: $19.1 million 
Advertisements: $250,000
Total earnings: $19.3 million

He is an American football free safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played college football for Rutgers University, and was drafted by the Patriots in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

He was a free agent in 2015, but decided to stay with the Patriots in the wake of their Super Bowl win. The 5-year, $47.5 million contract contains a $15 million signing bonus and $28.5 million in guaranteed money. He has joint endorsement contracts with his twin brother, Jason who plays for the Tennessee Titans, with Visa, PepsiCo and Palmer's lotion.

95. Aaron Rodgers

Takings/Payouts: $11.6 million 
Advertisements: $7.5 million
Total earnings: $19.1 million


He is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.

He is the all-time NFL leader in passing rating. He accepted a 5-year, $110 million contract in 2013 that made him the highest-paid player in the NFL on a yearly basis. It contained a $35 million signing bonus and $62.5 million in the first three years of the contract. He is one of the top-paid football players in the Nike stable and his endorsements for State Farm are a national hit.

96. Billy Horschel

Takings/Payouts: $16 million 
Advertisements: $3 million
Total earnings: $19 million


The six-year PGA Tour veteran received a great time for the second and third wins of his career, who won two events during the 2014 FedEx Cup playoffs, including the Tour Championship, to earn the $10 million bonus awarded to the FedEx Cup champion. It increased his prize money over the last 12 months to $16 million. He added Lexus in 2015 to his endorsement portfolio, together with Titleist, Ralph Lauren, Zurich Insurance, Arccos and Ping.

97. Jeremy Lin

Takings/Payouts: $14.9 million 
Advertisements: $4 million
Total earnings: $18.9 million

Jeremy Shu-How Lin is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).


He had his biggest year yet financially promising through back-loaded 3-year, $25 million contract in 2012 with the Rockets, who traded him to the Lakers in July 2014. The last year of the deal gave him $14.9 million during the 2014-15 season versus $5.2 million in the prior year. He has endorsement contracts with Adidas and Tag Heuer and banks hefty fees for appearances in Asia.


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