21 Surprising Athletes Who Have Made An Insane Amount Of Money

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Carson Palmer has made $117 million in his career.

Nobody is ever surprised when they hear athletes like Tiger Woods or Peyton Manning are among the highest-paid in their sport.

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However, in an era with skyrocketing salaries there are also some athletes who are not superstars who have also made a ton of money in their careers.

Most of these athletes are not household names, and yet their career earnings rank them close to their superstar teammates and rivals. Others are superstars or were at one point and yet the surprise is just the sheer amount of money they have been paid in their career.

Here are 21 of the biggest surprises.