Though his perch as the (reported) highest-paid player in NFL history on a per-year basis won’t last long, Jimmy Garoppolo owns that distinction for now. Until Aaron Rodgers, Kirk Cousins and Matt Ryan likely surpass the 49ers quarterback in that regard, let’s take a look at who joins Garoppolo on the list of Top 10 biggest annual salaries in the league for 2018 at the moment.
Note: These numbers aren’t based on guaranteed money.
10. Ben Roethlisberger, $21.85 million
The Steelers signal-caller led his team to the AFC’s No. 2 seed and the conference divisional round before a 45-42 loss to the Jaguars.