Aaron Rodgers is the highest-paid player in the NFL after inking a three-year, $150 million deal in March. The back-to-back league MVP and star quarterback returns to the Green Bay Packers after considering retirement or seeking a trade to a new team.
Rodgers knocked Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes from the top spot. Rodgers will bag more than $50 million per year.
Mahomes was bumped down to second on the highest-paid list after the Rodgers deal and then to third after the Cleveland Browns traded for quarterback Deshaun Watson and signed him to a fully guaranteed $230 million deal that will pay him $46 million per year despite accusations of sexual misconduct made against Watson by 24 women.