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Highest Career Earners

This list features the players with the highest career earnings in the history of the National Football League (NFL).

RANK

PLAYER

EARNINGS

TEAM(s)

YEARS

1

Matthew Stafford

$408,315,802

Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams

2009–present

2

Aaron Rodgers

$394,308,010

Green Bay Packers, New Jersey Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers

2005–present

3

Tom Brady

$332,962,392

New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2000–2022

4

Kirk Cousins

$321,692,254

Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Commanders

2012–present

5

Russell Wilson

$315,862,520

Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers

2012–present

6

Dak Prescott

$296,335,465

Dallas Cowboys

2016–present

7

Drew Brees

$269,710,422

New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers

2001–2020

8

Matt Ryan

$288,363,631

Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts

2008–2022

9

Ben Roethlisberger

$267,286,864

Pittsburgh Steelers

2004–2021

10

Jared Goff

$259,635,888

Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams

2016–present

11

Eli Manning

$252,280,004

New York Giants

2004–2019

12

Peyton Manning

$248,732,000

Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos

1998–2015

13

Philip Rivers

$243,944,322

San Diego Chargers, Indianapolis Colts

2004–2020

14

Deshaun Watson

$234,778,741

Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans

2017–present

15

Josh Allen

$232,610,993

Buffalo Bills

2018–present

16

Patrick Mahomes

$232,004,472

Kansas City Chiefs

2017–present

17

Trent Williams

$212,769,432

San Francisco 49ers, Washington Commanders

2010–present

18

Derek Carr

$205,666,395

Las Vegas Raiders, New Orleans Saints

2014–present

19

Von Miller

$197,872,562

Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Washington Commanders, Los Angeles Rams

2011–present

20

Ryan Tannehill

$195,975,979

Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins

2012–present


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References

Spotrac (2025) NFL | Spotrac – Career Earnings / Rankings. Available at: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings/earnings-career (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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