Lamar Jackson, starting quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens, has just signed a contract that makes him the highest-paid player in the NFL. He is the new king of money in the most economically powerful league in the world. But what about in other sports?
The differences in salaries between one discipline and another can be extremely striking. And, of course, the global resonance of each of the sports in question plays a role.
We are talking about team sports in which the athlete has a fixed salary agreed by a particular club. However, there is another model. Individual disciplines such as tennis or golf, for example, are based on absolute meritocracy.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: LAMAR JACKSON
Ten quarterbacks make up the top ten of the NFL's highest-paid players. Curiously, Patrick Mahomes, named MVP of the regular season and Super Bowl, is only in seventh place.
Lamar Jackson (BAL) 52,000,000 dollars
Jalen Hurts (PHI) 51,000,000 dollars
Aaron Rodgers (NYJ) 50,271,667 dollars
Russell Wilson (DEN) 48,517,647 dollars
Kyler Murray (ARI) 46,100,000 dollars
Deshaun Watson (CLE) 46,000,000 dollars
Patrick Mahomes (KC) 45,000,000 dollars
Josh Allen (BUF) 43,005,667 dollars
Dak Prescott (DAL) 40,000,000 dollars
Daniel Jones (NYG) 40,000,000 dollars
FOOTBALL: CRISTIANO RONALDO
Cristiano Ronaldo's painful sporting exit from European football to Saudi Arabia made the Portuguese the highest-paid sportsman on the planet according to Forbes.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) 200,000,000 euros
Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 110,000,000 euros
Lionel Messi (PSG) 65,000,000 euros
Neymar (PSG) 55,000,000 euros
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 35,000,000 euros
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 33,000,000 euros
Robert Lewandowsky (Barcelona) 26,000,000 euros
Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) 25,000,000 euros
Andres Iniesta (Vissel Kobe) 23,000,000 euros
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) 23,000,000 euros
BASKETBALL: NIKOLA JOKIC
The Nuggets centre has emerged as the NBA's dominant power forward in recent years. He lacks a more competitive team to compete for the ring, but he is the king in individual categories and overall performance.
Nikola Jokic (DEN) 54,404,000 dollars
Stephen Curry (GSW) 53,838,416 dollars
Joel Embiid (PHI) 52,528,000 dollars
Bradley Beal (WAS) 50,203,930 dollars
Jimmy Butler (MIA) 48,798,677 dollars
LeBron James (LAL) 48,566,687 dollars
Kevin Durant (PHX) 48,554,830 dollars
Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 45,640,084 dollars
Paul George (LAC) 44,066,367 dollars
Damian Lillard (POR) 44,066,288 dollars
BASEBALL: MAX SCHERZER
The NY Mets pitcher moved into the top 1 in MLB with his new contract. It is notable that his New York teammate Justin Verlander is paid the same fixed amount even though all the rankings put Scherzer ahead of him for some contractual reason.
Max Scherzer (NYM) 43,333,333 dollars
Justin Verlander (NYM) 43,333,333 dollars
Aaron Judge (NYY) 40,000,000 dollars
Jacob deGrom (TEX) 37,000,000 dollars
Gerrit Cole (NYY) 36,000,000 dollars
Mike Trout (LAA) 35,541,667 dollars
Anthony Rendon (LAA) 35,000,000 dollars
Stephen Strasburg (WSH) 35,000,000 dollars
Francisco Lindor (NYM) 34,100,000 dollars
Carlos Correa (MIN) 33,333,333 dollars
ICE HOCKEY: NATHAN MACKINNON
The NHL is the little sister of the big leagues in the United States. Just a quick glance at the salary leaders in each league makes it clear that dollars are scarcer on the ice. Nathan MacKinnon is the leader with just under 13 million, which is a third of the salary of the big stars of the NFL and NBA.
Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 12,600,000 dollars
Connor McDavid (EDM) 12,500,000 dollars
Artemi Panarin (NYR) 11,642,857 dollars
Auston Matthews (TOR) 11,640,250 dollars
Erik Karlsson (SJS) 11,500,000 dollars
David Pastrnak (BOS) 11,250,000 dollars
John Tavares (TOR) 11,000,000 dollars
Drew Doughty (LAK) 11,000,000 dollars
Mitchell Marner (TOR) 10,903,000 dollars
Jonathan Huberdeau (CGY) 10,500,000 dollars
FORMULA 1: MAX VERSTAPPEN
Red Bull has a gem at the wheel and managed to lock him up with the best contract to date in Formula 1. Max Verstappen, who has dominated over the last two years, leads the rankings ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Fernando Alonso.
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