16. Ndamukong Suh
Takings/Payouts:
$38.2 million
Advertisements:
$400,000
Total Earnings: $38.6 million
He is
an American football defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football
League and was drafted by the Detroit Lions second overall in the 2010 NFL
Draft
After five years
with the Detroit Lions, the Miami Dolphins signed Suh to a six-year, $114.3
million contract in March. With a guaranteed $25 million signing bonus and
$59.9 million, the defensive end is now the highest paid defensive player in
NFL history. He set a record for personal fouls with nine in his first two
years in the league, but the Dolphins are more interested in his sophisticated
play and four Pro Bowl alternatives.
17. Fernando
Alonso
Takings/Payouts:
$34 million
Advertisements:
$1.5 million
Total Earnings: $35.5 million
Fernando Alonso
Diaz is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a double World Champion who is
currently racing for Mclaren-Honda. He started in
karting at the age of 3.
He fastened
another enormous take home pay when he negotiated a return to McLaren, where he
raced during the 2007 season. The 2-year contract is worth more than $30
million yearly. The 2-time World Champion finished second in the F1 standings
in 2012 and 2013, but plunged to sixth last year in his final year with
Ferrari.
18. Gareth Bale
Takings/Payouts:
$25.5 million
Advertisements:
$9.5 million
Total Earnings: $35 million
Gareth Frank Bale
is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team.
After Real Madrid
spent an enormous$118 million to get him from Tottenham in 2013, rumor is
heating up that the Welshman is planning to move to the U.K. Wherever he may
be, he's poised to continue a prominent match for sponsor Adidas, signing a
six-year contract in 2014 worth an estimated $35 million. When not on the
arena, he will be into commentary for BT Sport as part of a three-year contract.
19. Jon Lester
Takings/Payouts:
$33.7 million
Advertisements:
$400,000
Total Earnings: $34.1 million
Jonathan Tyler
Lester is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Clubs of Major League
Baseball. He formerly played with MLB for the Boston Red Sox from 2006 to 2014
and the Oakland Athletics in 2014.
His new $155
million contract with the Cubs consists of a $30 million signing bonus with
half paid in April (the balance is settled in staggered basis between 2018 and
2020). He is expected to be a market leader with Chicago companies. Nike remains
his biggest endorsement.
20. Derrick Rose
Takings/Payouts:
$18.9 million
Advertisements:
$15 million
Total Earnings: $33.9 million
Derrick Martell
Rose is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the
Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball
Association.
He suited up for
51 games last season for the Chicago Bulls, which was his most since the
2010-2011 season. He has two seasons remaining on the 5-year, $95-million
contract with the Bulls at the end of 2011. He is one of the NBA's top earners
off the court in the course of his massive 13-year, $185 Adidas shoe
endorsement in 2012.
21. Sebastian
Vettel
Takings/Payouts:
$32 million
Advertisements: $1
million
Total Earnings: $33 million
Sebastian Vettel
is a German racing driver, currently with Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He is
contracted to remain in that role until at least the end of 2017.
He accomplished an
ultimate dream in the fall of 2014 when he signed a 3-year contract with Ferrari.
The deal is one of the richest in the F1 and could pay out more than $40
million yearly, exclusive of bonuses if he performs. The German driver ruled
the sport between 2010 and 2013, winning the World Championship every year.
22. Rafael Nadal
Takings/Payouts:
$4.5 million
Advertisements:
$28 million
Total Earnings: $32.5 million
Rafael
"Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player currently
ranked as world’s No. 8. He is widely regarded as one of the finest clay court
players in history and has been titled "The King of Clay."
He battled with
injuries after a monster 2013 season, which dropped his prize money by $10
million to $4.5 million in the latest one year. He was the World’s No. 1
player as of June 2014, but sits at No. 10 a year after. He signed two new
endorsements with Tommy Hilfiger and Spanish communications giant Telefonica.
His contract with Kia Motor was also renewed in May for five years with Nadal.
23. Mahendra Singh
Dhoni
Takings/Payouts:
$4 million
Advertisements:
$27 million
Total Earnings: $31 million
He is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national
cricket team Indian national cricket team in limited-over formats.
At the end of
2014, he retired from Test cricket, giving up his Indian national team
captainship to fellow star Virat Kohli, but he retains as India's captain at
the ODI and T20 levels. He is co-producing "M.S Dhoni: The Untold
Story," a forthcoming biopic that has been delayed but has already
funneled some $3 million into the Indian celebrity's pockets.
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