NFL record salary

Millions for Jaguars quarterback Lawrence

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence has agreed to a lucrative contract extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the North American football league NFL. According to television channel ESPN, the 24-year-old will earn an average of 55 million dollars (just over 51 million euros) a year from 2026, making him the highest-paid quarterback in the league alongside Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals.

The five-year contract extension brings the ball distributor a total of 275 million dollars (a good 256 million euros) until 2030 - 200 million dollars of which are guaranteed. As ESPN reports, Lawrence will also receive a signing bonus of 37.5 million dollars (just under 35 million euros).

Mahomes earns "only" 46 million.
The US American is only the sixth quarterback in the NFL with an annual salary of more than 50 million dollars. Three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes does not belong to this group: The 28-year-old comes in at just over 46 million dollars a year.

Lawrence was selected first overall by the Jaguars in the 2021 draft and led his team to win the AFC South just one year later. Jacksonville also got off to a strong start in the 2023/24 season. However, after an injury to the quarterback, the Jaguars slumped and missed the play-offs.