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Update: Dak Prescott is receiving a massive new contract with the Dallas Cowboys, according to multiple reports, which moves him up to second on the list below, with an average annual salary of $40 million per season.

Prescott was ninth in the NFL among quarterbacks in average annual salary before his reported new contract, earning $30.1 million per season.

29 NFL quarterbacks now make at least $5 million in average salary per year per overthecap.com, a site that tracks NFL player contracts (through March 8, 2021).

16 make at least $20 million.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes leads the list with an average annual salary of $45 million.

The Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott is now reportedly second, with $40 million per season.

The Houston Texans’ Deshaun Watson is third at $39 million.

Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks is fourth at $35 million while the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers and the Los Angeles Rams’ Jared Goff are tied for fifth at $33.5 million.

MORE HIGHEST PAID NFL PLAYERS

NFL’s highest paid quarterbacks (average salary per year):

  • 1. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes: $45 million
  • 2. Cowboys QB Dak Prescott: $40 million
  • 3. Texans QB Deshaun Watson: $39 million
  • 4. Seahawks QB Russell Wilson: $35 million
  • 5.Packers QB Aaron Rodgers: $33.5 million
  • 5. Lion QB Jared Goff: $33.5 million
  • 7. Vikings QB Kirk Cousins: $33 million
  • 8. Colts QB Carson Wentz: $32 million
  • 9. Falcons QB Matt Ryan: $30 million
  • 10 Titans QB Ryan Tannehill: $29.5 million

– Source: overthecap.com

WHAT CHANGED?: Highest paid quarterbacks in NFL in 2020

We’re bound to see changes to this list but one thing is certain.

NFL quarterbacks are going to continue to get paid.

To see the 29 NFL quarterbacks who make $5 million a year in average salary, ranked from highest average salary to lowest, click here.

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