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NFL’s Top 10 Highest-Paid Quarterbacks 2024
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Which NFL quarterback has the largest contact? Below is the list of the NFL’s top 10 highest-paid quarterbacks for 2024.
Tua Tagovailoa, Jordan Love Sign Massive Extensions
The 2020 Draft produced five of the biggest QB contracts in NFL history
No. 1: Joe Burrow: Five years, $275M
No. 5: Tua Tagovailoa: Four years, $212.4M
No. 6: Justin Herbert: Five years, $262.5M
No. 26: Jordan Love: Four years, $220M
No. 53: Jalen Hurts: Five years, $255M pic.twitter.com/hiEN6SakNA— NFL (@NFL) July 27, 2024
Last week, Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa and Green Bay’s Jordan Love inked massive extensions with the Dolphins and Packers, respectively.
Tagovailoa signed a four-year, $212.4 million extension with $167 million guaranteed. It’s the largest deal signed by a player in the Dolphins’ history.
Tagovailoa has a career year in 2023, throwing for an NFL-best 4,624 passing yards, with 29 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, and a 101.1 passer rating. Tagovailoa was named to the AFC’s roster for the 2024 Pro Bowl.
Tagovailoa led the Dolphins to an 11-6 regular season record, securing a spot in the playoffs. The Dolphins lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card round.
Soon after Tagovailoa’s contract, Love reset the quarterback market with a massive four-year, $220 million contract extension.
Love’s contract includes $155 million in guarantees, including a record-breaking $75 million signing bonus.
In his first season as Green Bay’s full-time starter, Love threw for 4,159 yards with 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Love and the Packers went into Dallas and beat the Cowboys in the Wild Card Round.
In the Divisional Round, the Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers the following week.
Jordan Love and the Packers have agreed to a 4 year $220M contract, that makes him the highest paid QB in NFL history. He also gets a record $75M Signing Bonus plus $155M in new full gurantees. Deal negotiated by David Mulugheta & Andrew Kessler of Athletes First. pic.twitter.com/dKDtzUrakX
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 27, 2024
Top 10 Highest-Paid Quarterbacks
| Player | Team | Average Per Year |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals | $55 million |
| Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars | $55 million |
| Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers | $55 million |
| Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins | $53.1 million |
| Jared Goff | Detroit Lions | $53 million |
| Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers | $52.5 million |
| Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | $52 million |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | $51 million |
| Kyler Murray | Arizona Cardinals | $46.1 million |
| Deshaun Watson | Cleveland Browns | $46 million |
Numbers via overthecap.com.
For NFL quarterbacks, Love, Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow, and Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence are tied for the highest average per-year (APY) earnings at $55 million.
Burrow signed his five-year, $275 million extension in September 2023, while Lawrence agreed to a five-year, $275 million extension earlier this offseason.
Tagovailoa ($53.1 million) and Detroit’s Jared Goff ($53 million) are fourth and fifth on the list.
Noticeably absent from the list is Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes. The best quarterback in the league is 12th in APY at $45 million.
