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will be making the transition from the football field to the broadcast booth once he decides to permanently hang up his cleats. Fox Sports announced last week that Brady, who turns Jaylen Adams Jersey 45 in August, will become its lead analyst on NFL games and work as an "amba sador" for the network with a focus on "client and promotional initiatives" when his career is over. The 2022 season is the final year of Brady's contract with the .Brady's deal is reportedly worth $375 million over 10 years. It is the most lucrative contract in sports broadcasting history.The value of Brady's contract with Fox Sports is more than he has made from his NFL player contracts. None of Brady's NFL player contracts have averaged $37.5 million per year like his reported broadcasting deal.Last season, Brady was first to hit the $300 million mark in on-field earnings. Two other players, and , will join Brady in the $300 million club by the end of the upcoming 2022 season. The chart below breaks down who will be the top five in the NFL player contract earnings after the 2022 season is completed using NFLPA data. Cumulative cash after each year is listed. Collectively bargained amounts for playoff money or participating in offseason workouts are not included in the totals. For simplicity's sake, signing bonus deferrals aren't taken into account either.A look at how each player's totals were derived follows the chart.YearTom BradyAaron RodgersMatthew StaffordDrew Brees2000$231,5002001$529,500$2,165,0002002$4,404,500$2,565,0002003$13,529,500$4,545,0002004$19,034,500$6,545,0002005$34,534,500$2,350,000$14,623,0002006$50,534,500$5,710,000$24,623,0002007$56,534,500$6,215,000$39,623,0002008$64,534,500$19,115,000$12,800,000$44,623,0002009$72,534,500$27,715,000$3,100,000$20,700,000$54,624,0002010$99,034,500$34,215,000$30,000,000$30,950,000$64,623,0002011$109,034,500$41,965,000$39,000,000$42,200,000$74,623,0002012$121,034,500$50,465,000$50,500,000$53,700,000$114,623,0002013$152,034,500$90,465,000$82,000,000$83,700,000$124,623,0002014$154,034,500$101,365,000$84,000,000$105,200,000$135,623,0002015$162,034,500$112,965,000$93,500,000$116,700,000$154,623,0002016$190,799,206$125,565,000$110,500,000$132,450,000$185,873,0002017$191,799,206$138,877,500$161,500,000$148,200,000$198,873,0002018$206,799,206$205,777,500$178,000,000$200,700,000$225,873,0002019$229,799,206$235,037,500$197,500,000$222,200,000$248,873, Giannis Antetokounmpo Jersey 0002020$258,174,206$242,327,500$219,000,000$242,700,000$273,873,0002021$302,594,794$264,692,206$239,558,824$267,052,9412022$317,594,794$306,692,206$301,058,824$291,758,823Total$317,594,794$306,692,206$301,058,824$291,758,823$273,873,000Brady would have a bigger lead as the NFL's top money earner given his longevity if maximizing his playing contracts had been his primary objective. He started taking a unique approach to his contracts in 2013 when he first renegotiated the four-year, $72 million contract extension he signed in 2010 which made him the NFL's highest-paid player at $18 million per year. Brady began consistently giving the hometown discounts instead of driving the market.The approach paid dividends for Brady in allowing the Patriots to a semble a more talented roster than they would have otherwise. Brady won three more Super Bowl rings in New England after starting that proce s.Money again took a back seat to the talent on the roster when Brady was looking for a new home as an unrestricted free agent in 2020. His initial deal with the Buccaneers was a fully guaranteed $50 million over two years worth up to $59 million with incentives. After winning Super Bowl LV, Brady was more interested in "keeping the band together" to try to repeat as champions than his own money when doing a one-year, $27,941,176 extension that freed up $19.3 million of 2021 salary cap space.Should Brady Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jersey decide to continue playing football after 2022, he could leverage the Fox deal into the biggest average yearly salary of his career. Given Brady's history, it is more likely that the Fox contract will give Brady more latitude to take even le s money to play football in 2023 and beyond.Hometown discount and Marvin Williams Jersey Aaron Rodgers are words that don't belong in the same sentence. Rodgers has signed contracts on three separate occasions that have made him the NFL's highest-paid player. The first time was in 2013 with his five-year, $110 million extension averaging $22 million per year when he had two years remaining on his contract.The next time was in 2018 when Rodgers also had two years left on his contract. Rodgers signed a four-year, $134 million extension worth a maximum of $138 million through salary escalators and incentives. His $57.5 million signing bonus was the biggest ever in an NFL contract at the time.Rodgers, who was entering a contract year, helped changed the NFL financial landscape in March by becoming the NFL's first $50 million-per-year player once he decided he wanted to remain with the rather than try to force a trade. Rodgers' new contract is widely considered to be $150.815 million over three years although there are two additional below-market years in the deal.How long Rodgers, who is 38, continues playing remains to be seen. Since Rodgers is scheduled to make $59.515 million and $49.3 million in 2023 and 2024, he'll be the first to earn $400 million on the football field if he plays those seasons.Stafford was one of the last beneficiaries of early draft picks receiving mega-deals prior to the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement creating a rookie wage scale. As the first pick overall in the 2009 NFL Draft, Stafford received a six-year, $72 million deal (worth a maximum of $78 million through base salary escalators Bob Dandridge Jersey and incentives) containing $41.7 million in guarantees. When Stafford signed with the , his contract was comparable to Rodgers and Brady's despite never playing a down in the NFL.Stafford made $50.5 million over the first four years of his rookie deal. It's the second most an NFL player has ever made over his first four years of his first contract behind 2010 first overall pick $51.045 million. By contrast, 2022 first overall pick Travon Walker's fully guaranteed four-year deal with the Jaguars is worth $37,372,624. Stafford became the NFL's highest-paid player in 2017 with a five-year, $135 million extension averaging $27 million per year from the Lions. The deal also established new league benchmarks with a $50 million signing bonus and $60.5 million fully guaranteed at signing.Stafford left money on the table with the four-year, $160 million extension he signed with the in March. The deal has $135 million in guarantees, which includes a $60 million signing bonus.Stafford probably had the contract leverage to name his own price on an extension after a stellar postseason in which the Rams won Super Bowl LVI and considering the steep acquisition cost to get him fr