#1 Peyton Manning, QB — $229.7 million
Seasons: 17
Highest single-season salary: $35.0 million (2004; includes $34.5 million signing bonus)
Championships: 1
Pro Bowls: 13
First-team All-Pro: 7
One thing to know: Peyton Manning is 38 and still has two years and $38 million remaining on his contract with the Broncos.
#2 Tom Brady, QB — $154.8 million
Seasons: 15
Highest single-season salary: $33.0 million (2013; includes $30 million signing bonus)
Championships: 3
Pro Bowls: 9
First-team All-Pro: 2
One thing to know: Brady still has three years and $24 million left on his contract but will only make $5.6 million this season.
#3 Eli Manning, QB — $150.8 million
Seasons: 11
Highest single-season salary: $32.5 million (2010; includes $13 million signing bonus)
Championships: 2
Pro Bowls: 3
First-team All-Pro: 0
One thing to know: Eli Manning is just 33 years old and will become eligible for free agency after the 2015 season. He will make $17.5 million next year.
#4 Julius Peppers, DE — $138.4 million
Seasons: 13
Highest single-season salary: $20.2 million (2010; includes $6.5 million signing bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 8
First-team All-Pro: 3
One thing to know: Peppers still has two years and $17.5 million left on his contract with the Packers. However, none of that is guaranteed.
#5 Brett Favre, QB — $137.8 million
Seasons: 20
Highest single-season salary: $16.0 million (2010; includes $4.4 million signing bonus)
Championships: 1
Pro Bowls: 11
First-team All-Pro: 3
One thing to know: Favre only made more than $12 million once while with the Packers, but made more than that in each of his three seasons with other teams.
#6 Drew Brees, QB — $131.5 million
Seasons: 14
Highest single-season salary: $40.0 million (2012; includes $37 million signing bonus)
Championships: 1
Pro Bowls: 8
First-team All-Pro: 1
One thing to know: Brees made $13.2 million in five seasons with the Chargers.
#7 Philip Rivers, QB — $119.9 million
Seasons: 11
Highest single-season salary: $25.5 million (2009; includes $19.6 million signing bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 5
First-team All-Pro: 0
One thing to know: Rivers can become a free agent after the 2015 season. He will make $15.8 next season.
#8 Larry Fitzgerald, WR — $118.3 million
Seasons: 11
Highest single-season salary: $26.3 million (2012; includes $15 million option bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 8
First-team All-Pro: 1
One thing to know: Fitzgerald still has four years remaining on his 7-year, $113 million contract. However, he will count $23.6 million against the cap next season so there is a good chance he will be cut after this season.
#9 Carson Palmer, QB — $117.6 million
Seasons: 11
Highest single-season salary: $18.8 million (2005; includes $15 million signing bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 2
First-team All-Pro: 0
One thing to know: Palmer is 0-2 as a starting quarterback in the playoffs.
#10 Michael Vick, QB — $107.7 million
Seasons: 12
Highest single-season salary: $27.5 million (2005)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 4
First-team All-Pro: 0
One thing to know: Vick missed two seasons in the prime of his career following his dog fighting conviction.
#11 Matt Ryan, QB — $106.5 million
Seasons: 7
Highest single-season salary: $30.0 million (2013; includes $28 million signing bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 2
First-team All-Pro: 0
One thing to know: Including salaries and bonuses, Ryan has made $51.5 million in 2013 and 2014 combined.
#12 Tony Romo, QB — $105.9 million
Seasons: 11
Highest single-season salary: $26.5 million (2013; includes $25 million signing bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 3
First-team All-Pro: 0
One thing to know: Romo still has five years left on his 6-year, $108 million contract. His cap hit jumps to $27.8 million next season so he is a good candidate to have his deal restructured before then.
#13 Ben Roethlisberger, QB — $105.3 million
Seasons: 11
Highest single-season salary: $27.7 million (2008; includes $25.2 million signing bonus)
Championships: 2
Pro Bowls: 2
First-team All-Pro: 0
One thing to know: Ben Roethlisberger can become a free agent after the 2015 season. He will make $11.6 million next year.
#14 Champ Bailey, CB — $102.8 million
Seasons: 15
Highest single-season salary: $16.5 million (2010; includes $3 million roster bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 12
First-team All-Pro: 3
One thing to know: Bailey's largest contract came after the 2003 season when he signed a 7-year, $63 million deal.
#15 Matthew Stafford, QB — $101.7 million
Seasons: 6
Highest single-season salary: $31.5 million (2013; includes $27.5 million signing bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 0
First-team All-Pro: 0
One thing to know: Stafford was one of the last no. 1 overall draft picks prior to the new collective bargaining agreement which put a limit on rookie salaries. Stafford was given a 6-year, $72 million deal before he ever played a down in the NFL.
#16 Calvin Johnson, WR — $101.3 million
Seasons: 8
Highest single-season salary: $25.0 million (2013; includes $20 million option bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 4
First-team All-Pro: 3
One thing to know: Johnson still has five years remaining on his contract. However, his cap hit will balloon to $20.6 million next year and $24.0 million in 2016.
#17 Aaron Rodgers, QB — $99.6 million
Seasons: 10
Highest single-season salary: $38.3 million (2013; includes $33.3 million signing bonus)
Championships: 1
Pro Bowls: 3
First-team All-Pro: 1
One thing to know: Rodgers made $6.2 million before ever starting a game in the NFL during the three seasons as Brett Favre's backup.
#18 Mario Williams, DE — $97.9 million
Seasons: 9
Highest single-season salary: $25.0 million (2012; includes $19 million signing bonus)
Championships:0
Pro Bowls: 3
First-team All-Pro: 0
One thing to know: Mario Williams was another no. 1 overall draft pick back when no. 1 overall draft picks received gigantic rookie contracts. Williams' first deal with the Texans was 6-years and $54 million.
#19 Donovan McNabb, QB — $97.5 million
Seasons: 13
Highest single-season salary: $16.4 million (2010; includes $5 million signing bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 6
First-team All-Pro: 0
One thing to know: McNabb's highest single-season salary came in his one season with the Washington Redskins.
#20 Richard Seymour, DL — $97.0 million
Seasons: 12
Highest single-season salary: $36.6 million (2011; includes $14 million signing bonus)
Championships: 3
Pro Bowls: 7
First-team All-Pro: 3
One thing to know: Seymour signed four different contracts in his career worth at least $25 million.
#21 Ray Lewis, LB — $95.7 million
Seasons: 17
Highest single-season salary: $10.5 million (2002; includes $10 million signing bonus)
Championships: 2
Pro Bowls: 13
First-team All-Pro: 7
One thing to know: Ray Lewis only made more than $10 million in a season two times in his career.
#22 Dwight Freeney, DE — $93.6 million
Seasons: 13
Highest single-season salary: $30.8 million (2007; includes $15 million signing bonus)
Championships: 1
Pro Bowls: 7
First-team All-Pro: 3
One thing to know: Prior to the 2007 season, Freeney signed a 6-year, $72 million contract with the Colts and in a rarity for the NFL, he made every penny of that deal.
#23 Joe Thomas, LT — $89.9 million
Seasons: 8
Highest single-season salary: $19.1 million (2011; includes $6 million signing bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 7
First-team All-Pro: 4
One thing to know: Thomas has never missed an NFL game due to injury and has started all 121 games since he was drafted.
#24 Andre Johnson, WR — $88.9 million
Seasons: 12
Highest single-season salary: $11.1 million (2010; includes $2.8 million signing bonus)
Championships: 0
Pro Bowls: 7
First-team All-Pro: 2
One thing to know: Johnson still has two years left on his contract and will make at least $10.5 million each season.
#25 Terrell Suggs, LB — $88.7 million
Seasons: 12
Highest single-season salary: $24.9 million (2010; includes $23 million option bonus)
Championships: 1
Pro Bowls: 6
First-team All-Pro: 1
One thing to know: Suggs' signing bonus alone this season ($11 million) is more than Ray Lewis ever made in a single season, including bonuses.
