{"id":807589,"date":"2026-07-17T09:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/807589\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:50:10","slug":"every-nfl-teams-all-time-career-earnings-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/807589\/","title":{"rendered":"Every NFL Team’s All-Time Career Earnings Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chiefs handed Patrick Mahomes<\/a> the most lucrative extension in NFL history earlier this offseason, signing their star QB to an eight-year, $504.75MM extension.<\/a> When Mahomes ends up calling it a career, the Chiefs will likely have paid him more than any franchise has ever paid a single player.<\/p>\n

However, as of this moment, Mahomes doesn\u2019t even rank among the top five players in career earnings with a single franchise. With help from OverTheCap.com<\/a>, we identified the highest earner in the history of each NFL organization:<\/p>\n

Packers: QB Aaron Rodgers<\/a>, $306.6MM
\nCowboys: QB Dak Prescott<\/a>, $295.4MM
\nFalcons: QB Matt Ryan<\/a>, $269.5MM
\nSteelers: QB Ben Roethlisberger<\/a>, $266.7MM
\nSaints: QB Drew Brees<\/a>, $259.2MM
\nGiants: QB Eli Manning<\/a>, $232.4MM
\nChiefs: QB Patrick Mahomes<\/a>, $231.9MM
\nPatriots: QB Tom Brady<\/a>, $230.3MM
\nLions: QB Matthew Stafford<\/a>, $219MM
\nChargers: QB Philip Rivers<\/a>, $217.1MM
\nBills: QB Josh Allen<\/a>, $207.4MM
\nCardinals: QB Kyler Murray<\/a>, $206.7MM
\nRams: QB Matthew Stafford<\/a>, $189MM
\nRavens: QB Lamar Jackson<\/a>, $186.9MM
\nVikings: QB Kirk Cousins<\/a>, $185MM
\nBrowns: QB Deshaun Watson<\/a>, $183.3MM
\nSeahawks: QB Russell Wilson<\/a>, $181.3MM
\nDolphins: QB Tua Tagovailoa<\/a>, $178.3MM
\nBengals: QB Joe Burrow<\/a>, $177.1MM
\nColts: QB Peyton Manning<\/a>, $170.7MM
\nEagles: OT Lane Johnson<\/a>, $166.2MM
\nBuccaneers: WR Mike Evans<\/a>, $154.9MM
\n49ers: OT Trent Williams<\/a>, $144.3MM
\nBroncos: LB Von Miller<\/a>, $143.7MM
\nRaiders: QB Derek Carr<\/a>, $135.5MM
\nPanthers: QB Cam Newton<\/a>, $127.3MM
\nTitans: QB Ryan Tannehill<\/a>, $122.5MM
\nTexans: OT Laremy Tunsil<\/a>, $110.7MM
\nJaguars: QB Trevor Lawrence<\/a>, $107.6MM
\nBears: QB Jay Cutler<\/a>, $103.9MM
\nCommanders: OT Trent Williams<\/a>, $98.5MM
\nJets: CB Darrelle Revis<\/a>, $96.6MM<\/p>\n

As quarterback contracts continue to explode, it\u2019s no surprise that the list is dominated by the position. Aaron Rodgers<\/a> continues to pace the list despite not having played for the Packers since 2022, mostly by virtue of having inked multiple $100MM-plus extensions with the franchise.<\/p>\n

Notably, a pair of players appear twice on this list. It\u2019s not a huge surprise that Matthew Stafford<\/a> makes more than one appearance. He inked his rookie contract before the NFL implemented their rookie wage scale, and he signed two extensions with Detroit, including one that once made him the highest-paid player in NFL history. He later got an $160MM extension with the Rams, helping him top Aaron Donald<\/a> among the franchise\u2019s highest career earners.<\/p>\n

The other player who appeared twice on the list is surprisingly not a QB. Offensive lineman Trent Williams<\/a> also avoided the rookie wage scale and signed a second contract with Washington, putting him atop the franchise\u2019s list (although he\u2019ll likely be passed by Terry McLaurin<\/a> and Daron Payne<\/a> this upcoming season). Then, following his move to the 49ers, Williams became the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history when he signed a six-year, $138.06MM extension. While Nick Bosa<\/a> will eventually catch him, the veteran OT will retain his position atop San Francisco\u2019s list for at least the next year.<\/p>\n

The list clearly isn\u2019t entirely composed of active players. But which player has gone the longest without playing for the franchise they represent? That would be Peyton Manning<\/a>, who last played for the Colts in 2011. Darrelle Revis<\/a> is also a unique inclusion; his tenure with the Jets could have ended in 2012, but he returned for a two-year stint with the organization following stops in Tampa Bay and New England. That second stint saw him add $30MM to his career earnings, and it helped him retain his spot over the likes of Quinnen Williams<\/a>, C.J. Mosley<\/a>, and (yes) Aaron Rodgers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chiefs handed Patrick Mahomes the most lucrative extension in NFL history earlier this offseason, signing their star…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":807590,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,147699,82],"class_list":["post-807589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-pfr-originals","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/807590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}