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1. Peyton Manning (#10 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $42.4 million
Salary/winnings: $32.4 million
Endorsements: $10 million -
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2. Haloti Ngata (#12 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $37.3 million
Salary/winnings: $37.1 million
Endorsements: $200,000 -
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3. Larry Fitzgerald (#13 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $36.8 million
Salary/winnings: $35.3 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million -
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4. Ndamukong Suh (#14 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $36 million
Salary/winnings: $35.5 million
Endorsements: $500,000 -
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5. Charles Johnson (#15 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $34.4 million
Salary/winnings: $34.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000 -
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6. Mario Williams (T #16 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $32.9 million
Endorsements: $250,000 -
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7. Darrelle Revis (#22 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $28.3 million
Salary/winnings: $27 million
Endorsements: $1.3 million -
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8. Sam Bradford (#27 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $27.8 million
Salary/winnings: $26.8 million
Endorsements: $1 million -
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9. Tom Brady (#28 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $27.1 million
Salary/winnings: $23.1 million
Endorsements: $4 million -
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10. Eli Manning (#30 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $26.6 million
Salary/winnings: $18.6 million
Endorsements: $8 million -
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11. LaMarr Woodley (#31 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $26.5 million
Salary/winnings: $26.3 million
Endorsements: $150,000 -
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12. Mark Sanchez (#38 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $24.2 million
Salary/winnings: $23.2 million
Endorsements: $1 million -
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13. Ben Roethlisberger (#43 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $23.3 million
Salary/winnings: $22.3 million
Endorsements: $1 million -
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14. Michael Vick (#50 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $22 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $2 million -
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T-15. Logan Mankins (T #51 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $21.9 million
Salary/winnings: $21.8 million
Endorsements: $100,000 -
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T-15. Richard Seymour (T #51 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $21.9 million
Salary/winnings: $21.6 million
Endorsements: $250,000 -
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17. Adrian Peterson (#53 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $21.5 million
Salary/winnings: $20.5 million
Endorsements: $1 million -
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18. Jon Beason (#56 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $21.4 million
Salary/winnings: $21.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000 -
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19. Matthew Stafford (#58 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $20.9 million
Salary/winnings: $19.9 million
Endorsements: $1 million -
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20. D'Brickashaw Ferguson (#63 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $20.3 million
Salary/winnings: $20.1 million
Endorsements: $200,000 -
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21. DeAngelo Williams (#66 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $19.9 million
Salary/winnings: $19.8 million
Endorsements: $150,000 -
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22. Joe Thomas (#67 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $19.8 million
Salary/winnings: $19.3 million
Endorsements: $500,000 -
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23. Eric Berry (T #68 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $19.6 million
Salary/winnings: $19.3 million
Endorsements: $250,000 -
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24. Ryan Kalil (#71 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $19.4 million
Salary/winnings: $19.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000 -
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25. Robert Mathis (#77 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $18.7 million
Salary/winnings: $18.6 million
Endorsements: $150,000 -
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26. Lawrence Timmons (T #78 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $18.6 million
Salary/winnings: $18.4 million
Endorsements: $150,000 -
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27. Johnathan Joseph (#85 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $18.1 million
Salary/winnings: $18 million
Endorsements: $100,000 -
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28. Darnell Dockett (#86 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $18 million
Salary/winnings: $17.9 million
Endorsements: $100,000 -
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29. Russell Okung (#96 on Forbes list)
Total earnings: $17.1 million
Salary/winnings: $16.8 million
Endorsements: $250,000 -
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30. Rolando McClain (#99 on Forbes List)
Total earnings: $16.7 million
Salary/winnings: $16.5 million
Endorsements: $150,000
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