20 Richest Players In NFL History
4. Tom Brady, QB — $217.2 million
Years Active: 2000-
Highest single-season earnings: $28.8 million (2016; includes $28.0 million signing bonus)
Considered the G.O.A.T., Tom Brady has taken several pay cuts throughout his career to help his team save salary cap room. If it wasn’t for that, he would surely be no. 1 on this list.