8. Eli Manning – $80 million
Eli Manning comes from a family with strong NFL background. His father, Archie Manning, was also a NFL quarterback. And his brother, Peyton Manning, is also on this list. We will get to him later on.
Following his father’s footsteps as a quarterback, Eli Manning has been playing for New York Giants since he started his American football career in 2004. The club is paying him approximately $327,000 per week. This put him as the seventh current highest paid NFL player.
In addition to that, he also earns money from some endorsement deals with Citizen, Gatorade, Toyota, and DirecTV. In the age of 35, he has estimated $80 million net worth.
He brought the Giants to win the Super Bowl twice in 2008 (XLII) and 2012 (XLVI) in which he was awarded as the MVP on both occasions. Throughout his entire career, he has made 294 touchdowns and 199 interceptions.
