Prescott, Mahomes, Rodgers: Top 10 average NFL QB salaries after Kyler Murray's deal

Kyler Murray’s new deal with the Arizona Cardinals puts him in some very elite company in the NFL and incredibly high in one category in particular.

When it comes to contracts in the NFL, there are a number of factors that you need to consider. How much of the money is guaranteed, how long is the contract for, are there any ‘voidable years’, does the team have the option to extend it if they desire, what is the overall value, are there any bonuses, the list goes on.

All these things need to be considered when a team offers a player a new deal, to make sure that they aren’t going to be hamstrung and held back by anything, and at the same time the player needs to make sure that they’re getting a fair deal relative to their skillset.

The latest to go through that were the Arizona Cardinals as they handed out a new deal to their sparkling young quarterback Kyler Murray that sees him under contract until 2028 and will see him earn $230.5m if he sees it through to completion, $150m of which is guaranteed. 

Those are just two of the big numbers that we need to concern ourselves with, but when you break it down on a yearly basis, it somehow makes it all the more staggering to see how much he is paid, as he is set to receive just shy of $50m a year.

Now there are some minor things to consider, some years might see him paid more (for instance if they want to front-load it now and then see it diminish so that they have more space to attract free agents in the future), but when it comes to his yearly average, he currently sits #2 when it comes to quarterbacks and their average annual salary.

But who fills out the top ten? That’s what we wanted to find out, so we went to SpotRac and compiled the list of the top ten highest paid