{"id":291779,"date":"2023-09-08T14:35:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291779"},"modified":"2023-09-08T14:35:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:35:31","slug":"who-are-the-top-five-highest-earners-in-major-us-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/nfl\/who-are-the-top-five-highest-earners-in-major-us-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are the top five highest earners in major US Sports?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Joe Burrow&#8217;s bumper new $275MILLION contract has seen him become the third highest-paid athlete in major US sports, AHEAD of Inter Miami star Lionel Messi in fourth&#8230; but who are the top-five highest earners?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Joe Burrow&#8217;s new deal has seen\u00a0him become the third highest-paid in US sports<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The quarterback recently signed a five-year-deal worth $275million\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Inter Miami and Argentina star Lionel Messi also features in the to-five\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joe Burrow&#8217;s new bumper contract has seen him become the third highest-paid athlete in major US Sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new five-year-deal, worth $275m, means that the quarterback is the highest-paid player in NFL history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Inter Miami star Lionel Messi is also in the top five, following his move to David Beckham&#8217;s club back in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine star has enjoyed a wonderful start to life in the MLS so far. Messi helped guide the club to their first ever trophy back in August &#8211; defeating Nashville in the\u00a0Leagues Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport breaks down which athletes in the US are the highest earners in the country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/12\/75210849-12495833-image-a-7_1694173682991.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joe Burrow&#8217;s new contract has seen him become the third highest-paid athlete in major US Sports<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/12\/75210855-12495833-image-a-6_1694173678431.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Inter Miami and Argentina star Lionel Messi also features on the list following his arrival this summer<\/p>\n<h2>5) Shea Weber &#8211; $110m<\/h2>\n<p>NHL star\u00a0Shea Weber is fifth on the highest-earning list. Weber signed a 14-year-deal with the\u00a0Nashville Predators back in July 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The contract, worth \u00a388m ($110m) has a cap hit of \u00a36.2m (7.8m) per season. It also included a signing on bonus worth \u00a354.5m ($68m).<\/p>\n<p>In 2023-24, Weber is set to earn a base salary of \u00a3802,000 ($1m).<\/p>\n<h2>4) Lionel Messi &#8211; $150m<\/h2>\n<p>Lionel Messi officially signed for David Beckham&#8217;s Inter Miami back in July. The Argentinian, who won the World Cup with his beloved nation last year,\u00a0has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the MLS outfit and is the highest paid player in the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Messi, who won four Champions League titles with Barca and scored 672 goals in 778 games for the club, is believed to have been offered a \u00a360million-a-year ($74m) contract by Inter Miami that includes new deals with adidas and Apple.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner will bank money from adidas shirt sales and Apple MLS subscriptions, while the deal is also said to include an option that could see him become a part-owner of the club.<\/p>\n<p>He has enjoyed the perfect start to life in Miami so far, scoring 11 goals in as many games for the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/12\/75212463-12495833-image-a-8_1694173848966.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi\u00a0is believed to have been offered a \u00a360million-a-year with the MLS side<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/12\/75212507-12495833-image-a-9_1694173906156.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The forward has scored 11 goals in as many games since signing earlier this summer\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>3) Joe Burrow &#8211; $275m<\/h2>\n<p>Cincinnati Bengals&#8217; Joe Burrow has agreed to a record \u00a3220m ($275m) extension with the side.<\/p>\n<p>The new five-year-deal means that the quarter back\u00a0is the highest-paid player in NFL history. The extension includes nearly \u00a3176.3m ($220m) in guarantees, according to ESPN.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Burrow, who led the Bengals to AFC North titles the past two seasons and a Super Bowl appearance in 2021, has been negotiating a long-term deal with the Bengals for some time.<\/p>\n<p>While Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has the largest total contract value, at \u00a3360.8m ($450m) through 2031, his average-annual salary of \u00a336.8m ($45m) still trails Burrow&#8217;s \u00a344.1m ($55m).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/12\/75212517-12495833-image-a-10_1694173986770.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Burrow&#8217;s new five year deal means that the quarter back is the highest-paid player in NFL history<\/p>\n<h2>2) Jaylen Brown &#8211; $304m<\/h2>\n<p>Boston Celtic signed Jaylen Brown to a whopping five-year\u00a0\u00a3243m ($304m) extension back in July.<\/p>\n<p>Brown has played seven seasons already in Boston and has established himself as one of the top stars in NBA.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time All-Star averaged a career-high 26.6 points last season. along with 6.9 rebounds per night.<\/p>\n<p>He had previously signed a four-year, \u00a385.2m ($106.3m) contract extension in 2019. Brown&#8217;s new deal will take effect for the 2024-25 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/12\/75212555-12495833-image-a-11_1694174054757.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Boston Celtic star Jaylen Brown signed a\u00a0 five-year \u00a3243m ($304m) extension back in July<\/p>\n<h2>1) Mike Trout &#8211; $426.5m<\/h2>\n<p>At No. 1, Mike Trout&#8217;s \u00a3341m ($426.5m) deal makes him the highest-paid athlete in major US Sports.<\/p>\n<p>The MLB star signed the massive contract extension with the\u00a0Los Angeles Angels back in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-year-deal also contains incentives that pay him \u00a340,000\u00a0($50,000) for winning the All-Star Game MVP, \u00a380,000 ($100,000) for winning a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger or ALCS MVP and \u00a3400,000 $500,000 for winning the AL MVP.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His jaw-dropping deal also included a home game suite and Diamond Club seats as a part of the package.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/12\/75212621-12495833-image-a-12_1694174136686.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mike Trout&#8217;s \u00a3341m ($426.5m) deal makes him the highest-paid athlete in major US Sports<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-12495833\/Who-five-highest-earners-major-sports.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Burrow&#8217;s bumper new $275MILLION contract has seen him become the third highest-paid athlete in major US sports, AHEAD of <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Who are the top five highest earners in major US Sports? 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