Highest Paid Athletes

1. Tiger Woods- Tiger won $7,737,626 last year alone. However, he earned even more in endorsments, $92,000,000 that brings his total earnings of last year yo an astounding $99,737,626.

2. Phil Mickelson- Phil won alot last year but not enought to get the top spot, $6,350,356. He also got a wopping $46,600,000 in endorsments. A total of $52,950,356

3. LeBron James- A great basketball player and paid well for it. His salary was $14,410,581. He also got a couple of endorsments wich kicked up his salary by $28,000,000 giving him a grand total of $42, 410,581.

4. Alex Rodriguez- With his mega deal he is making $33,000,000. However he doesn’t have very much in endorsments, $6,000,000 bringing his total to $39,000,000.

5. Shaquille O’Neal- Saqu is making $20,000,000 just playing alittle ball. The big guy is getting $15,000,000 in endorsments brining his total to $35,000,000.

6. Kevin Garnett- Close to be tied with shaqu for 5th buy with $24,750,000 I would be more than happy. He is also getting $10,000,000 from endorsments for a total of $34.750,000.

7. Kobe Bryant- Kobe is a good player and some may say that he is underpaied for his talent, but still he brings in $21,262,500. And endorsments bump him up $10,000,000 for a total of $31,262,500.

8. Allen Iverson- Making $21,937,500 I guess he can afford to keep switching teams right? He also gets $7,000,000 in endorsments making a total of $28,937,500.

9. Derek Jeter- Voted the worst short stop and still makes enough to make the top 10 with $20,000,000. He makes $8,500,000 in endorsments and he looks happy right? His total is $28,500,000.

10. Peyton Manning- Falling one spot to number 9 he makes $14,500,000 a year. He almost matches his salery in endorsments with $13,000,000 giving him a total of $27,500,000.