Sports Illustrated has just come out with their annual report on top 50 earners among athletes. Called the 2011 Fortunate 50, this list is comprised of 19 NBA players, 17 baseball, 8 NFL, 3 NASCAR drivers, and 3 golfers.
Tiger Woods once again leads the list with annual earnings of around $62 million. The highest earning football player is Peyton Manning at #4 with $38 million (about to escalate once he signs his new contract). The highest earning baseball player is Alex Rodriguez with $36 million. The highest earning basketball player is Lebron James with annual earnings of $44.5 million, good enough for #3 on the list.
A few things of note from this list:
The highest earner (in annual salary/bonuses) is Matt Ryan at $32.25 million. The majority of this is coming from a roster bonus for this year that was detailed in his original contract. A-Rod is 2nd at $32 million even.
The highest endorsements go to Tiger Woods with $60 million. Phil Mickelson, however, is rapidly gaining ground and is just $3 million behind Tiger in endorsements ($1 million in overall earnings). Tiger's fall, it seems, is Mickelson's gain.
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