Highest Paid Super Bowl Player
1. Tom Brady — $28.8 million
Position: Quarterback
2016 earnings breakdown: $764,705 salary, $28.0 million signing bonus
One thing to know: Brady has said that he wants to play until he is 45 (through the 2022 season) and that he wants to play 10 more seasons (through the 2025 season).
2. Matt Ryan — $15.8 million
Position: Quarterback
2016 earnings breakdown: $15.8 million salary
One thing to know: Matt Ryan still has two seasons left on his five-year, $103.8 million contract. His $23.8 million cap hit this season will be the same in 2017 and actually goes down to $21.7 million in 2018.
3. Julio Jones — $13.5 million
Position: Wide receiver
2016 earnings breakdown: $9.5 million salary, $4.0 million roster bonus
One thing to know: The Falcons mortgaged their future to draft Jones in 2011, even though Bill Belichick told them that he thought it was a idea. It seems to have worked out well for the Falcons.
4. Alex Mack — $13.3 million
Position: Center
2016 earnings breakdown: $1.8 million salary, $11.5 million signing bonus
One thing to know: Mack signed a five-year, $45 million contract in free agency last spring after spending his first seven NFL seasons with the Cleveland Browns. He was rated as the third-best center in the NFL this season.
5. Robert Alford — $10.9 million
Position: Cornerback
2016 earnings breakdown: $868,827 salary, $10.0 million signing bonus
One thing to know: Alford signed a four-year, $38 million extension in December. This came after he made a total of $2.5 million in his first three seasons in the NFL after being a second-round pick in 2013.
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