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Aaron Rodgers among highest-paid athletes with Packers deal

Cha-ching!

After initially refuting reports of him signing a lucrative four-year, $200 million extension with the Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers' official extension is set to earn him $150 million over the next three years, with the first two years fully guaranteed at signing.

While that's a huge figure, the NFL is not alone in outsized contracts.

Here's a look at some of professional sports' highest average annual salaries (endorsements not included):

Lionel Messi - $75 million

After spending 21 seasons with Barcelona, including four years with the youth academy, the Argentine legend Lionel Messi left the only club he ever represented for a new chapter in France.