Jimmy Garoppolo

James ‘Jimmy’ Garoppolo managed to earn himself a 5-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers just last February. This gave him a $36.2 million paycheck for the year, money that his team believes he earned due to his ‘career passing touchdowns, career passing yards, and passing touchdowns in a season.’ Let’s just hope he can keep it up for the next 5 years.

Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin sits at number 29 on this list of highest paid athletes, having played on the NBA All-Star team at least 5 times. Then in 2011, he was given the title of NBA Rookie of the Year, and even went on to win the prestigious Slam Dunk Contest. He made $35.5 million last year, and continues to play for the Detroit Pistons.