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 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
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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