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Anders Lee's New Contract Moves Him to #4!

Here's a look at the TOP 24 former Notre Dame athletes (football, basketball, baseball and hockey) who will be paid the most as a professional athlete:

  • Jeff Samardzija: $127,625,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2021
  • Zack Martin: $102,308,800 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024
  • A.J. Pollock: $76,397,500 -- guaranteed contract to 2023
  • Anders Lee: $75,044,038 -- guaranteed, contract to 2026
  • Kyle Rudolph: $74,173,950 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024
  • Golden Tate: $71,478,749 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
  • Troy Murphy: $66,000,000
  • Stephon Tuitt: $64,760,551 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
  • Harrison Smith: $63,666,546 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2021
  • Brad Lidge: $55,335,000
  • Bryant Young: $44,000,000
  • Justin Tuck: $43,248,463
  • John Sullivan: $40,050,021 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2019
  • Jerome Bettis: $35,122,500
  • Jeff Faine: $34,456,892
  • Ronnie Stanley: $33,354,331 -- guaranteed, contract to 2020
  • Kyle Palmieri: $30,192,154 -- guaranteed, contract to 2021
  • Tim Brown: $28,432,686
  • Matt Carroll: $28,437,349
  • Joe Montana: $26,000,000
  • Ian Cole: $23,049,694 -- guaranteed, contract to 2021
  • David Phelps: $19,233,850 -- guaranteed, contract to 2020
  • Michael Floyd: $19,080,535 -- free agent
  • Rocket Ismail: $18,000,000

The next big contract negotiation sits with Ronnie Stanley and the Ravens.