Five AFC North players make Forbes list

[polamalubeast]

The AFC North not only has some of the best players in the NFL. This division features a handful of the richest athletes in the world.


Here are the five players from the AFC North who made the Forbes list (three from the Steelers):

LaMARR WOODLEY, STEELERS LB

Forbes ranking: No. 32 (one spot behind Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the current captain of the Indian national cricket team)

Total earnings: $26.5 million

Salary/winnings: $26.3 million

Endorsements: $150,000

Forbes note: Woodley received a $13 million signing bonus as part of the new contract he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2011.


BEN ROETHLISBERGER, STEELERS QB

Forbes ranking: No. 43

Total earnings: $23.3 million

Salary/winnings: $22.3 million

Endorsements: $1 million

Forbes note: His off-field income took a hit with rape allegations that surfaced in 2010 (no charges were filed). Only Nike remains.


LAWRENCE TIMMONS, STEELERS LB

Forbes ranking: No. 78

Total earnings: $18.6 million

Salary/winnings: $18.4 million

Endorsements: $150,000

Forbes note: He signed a new five-year, $50 million contract extension before the start of the 2011 season.

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http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/49980/five-afc-north-players-make-forbes-list


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[fansince'76]

Damn cheap Rooneys...

[Devilsdancefloor]

hmm odd no bungles :lol:

[polamalubeast]

Mark Sanchez is paying more than Ben Roethlisberger!

http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/09000d5d829f6793/highestpaid-nfl-players-on-forbes-list?module=HP11_content_stream#photo=12

[NCSteeler]

What is obvious by looking over the list, some of these NFL guys just don't work at the endorsement end of things. Some of the golfers and NBA guys make more in endorsements than salary. I wonder what Cartoon got paid to deep throat that hotdog, LMAO. I guess the NFL kind of squashes that to some degree. Remember players getting fined at SB week for drinking Vitamin water during interviews instead of gatorade, I think it was Urlacher.

[steelreserve]

Mark Sanchez is paying more than Ben Roethlisberger!

http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/09000d5d829f6793/highestpaid-nfl-players-on-forbes-list?module=HP11_content_stream#photo=12

Of course he did; he signed a new contract and they counted his whole signing bonus as his salary for last year. That's the only reason he's on the list at all. Same for Timmons and Woodley. I'd expect all three of those players to drop well off the list next time it comes out.

[SteelGhost]

Yes, Sanchize is above Ben in the list, BUT NEVER will be a better player than BB :chuckle: