The world's top paid athletes, according to Forbes


[post_page_title]Drew Brees[/post_page_title]
A decade since Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl, the quarterback earned $45.3 million. Brees signed a contract extension with the Saints before the 2016 season, that came with a $30 million bonus. He also has plenty of endorsement deals, including NyQuil, Nike, PepsiCo, Verizon and Wrangler. Brees himself is third on the all-time passing touchdown list with 465. He is behind Peyton Manning and Brett Favre, and just ahead of Tom Brady.

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