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.
97. Max Scherzer
Takings/Payouts: 18.7 million
Advertisements: $150,000
Total earnings: $18.9 million
He is
an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major
League Baseball. He has also played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit
Tigers
Max Scherzer has one of the most
distinct cases of heterochromia on the list, with one light blue eye and one
dark brown.
The Nationals signed Scherzer in
January to a 7-year, $210 million contract following his second straight
All-Star nod in 2014, which was his biggest deal for the pitcher. He is
committed to the Nationals until 2021, but deferred $105 million of his
contract that will be paid in equal $15 million installments between 2022 and
2028.
97. Maurkice Pouncey
Takings/Payouts: 18.8 million
Advertisements: $100,000
Total earnings: $18.9 million
He is an American
football center and guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
He missed the entire 2013 season with
an ACL tear, but the Pittsburgh Steelers still recompensed him with a 5-year,
$44.1 million contract in June 2014. The contract included a $13 million
signing bonus which made him one of the highest paid centers. He has been
selected for the Pro Bowl each year except his injured 2013 season since being
drafted in 2010,.
100. James Harden
Takings/Payouts: $14.8 million
Advertisements: $4 million
Total Earnings: $18.8 million
He is an American
professional basketball player who currently plays for the Houston Rockets of
the National Basketball Association.
He posted career highs in points,
rebounds and assists during the 2014-15 season on his way to a runner-up finish
in the MVP selection. The shooting guard is in the final year of his Nike
contract and is due an increase as one of the NBA's most undeniable players. He
could be in line for his own signature shoe. He also has endorsement contracts
with BBVA, BodyArmor, New Era, Foot Locker, Skullcandy, NBA2K, Panini and KT
Tape.
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