Carson Palmer – $60 Million

Carson Palmer has been playing for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) before he announced his retirement in 2018 after 15 seasons. The quarterback was born in Fresno, California, and has a current net worth of $60 million. Early on, he was recognized to have an unusual size and arm strength for a seventh-grader. His dad then enrolled him in private classes in Orange County, where he was trained by quarterback master Bob Johnson, according to Celebrity Net Now. He eventually became the no. 1 pick out of the University of Southern California. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals for seven years and then played two seasons for the Oakland Raiders before being traded to the Arizona Cardinals in 2013. He led Arizona to the NFC Championship Game in 2015. We believe he had some good money management system in place to have retired early on.

In 2005, Palmer inked a 6-year contract extension worth $118.75 million with the Bengals. In 2015, he was earning an estimated sum of $29 million per year. All in all, Carson reportedly raked in over $174 million in contract money during his 15-year NFL career.