Top 5 highest-paid NFL QBs right now ft. Aaron Rodgers

Top 5 highest-paid quarterbacks (based on annual salary)

#3 - Josh Allen ($43 million a year)

AFC Wild Card Playoffs - New England Patriots v Buffalo Bills

Josh Allen signed a six-year, $258,034,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills on August 6th, 2020, including a $16,500,000 signing bonus, $150,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $43,005,667. At $258 million, Allen's deal is currently the second-most valued deal, behind Patrick Mahomes. Allen has a 3-3 playoff record, but Buffalo views him as a quarterback who can take them to the promised land.

# 2 - Patrick Mahomes ($45 million a year)

Kansas City Chiefs v Baltimore Ravens

Patrick Mahomes signed a record-breaking 10-year, $450,000,000 contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on July 6th, 2020, including a $10,000,000 signing bonus, $141,481,905 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $45,000,000. During the 2019–20 playoffs, Mahomes led the Chiefs to Super Bowl LIV, their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years, and won Super Bowl MVP as the Chiefs were victorious. Mahomes is one of two quarterbacks on this list that has won a Super Bowl.

#1 - Aaron Rodgers ($50 million a year)

NFC Divisional Playoffs - San Francisco 49ers v Green Bay Packers

Aaron Rodgers tops the list of highest-paid quarterbacks in the league after signing his new deal with the Packers. Rodgers signed a three-year, $150,815,000 contract with the Green Bay Packers, including a $40,800,000 signing bonus, $101,515,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $50,271,667. Rodgers is currently under contract through the 2027 season, where he will be a free agent if he doesn't decide to retire before then. Rodgers led Green Bay to Super Bowl XLV in 2011. Being 38, Rodgers is significantly older than the other quarterbacks on the list, but his age isn't slowing him down. Rodgers has won back-to-back MVPs in the last two seasons, showing he is worth his contract.