Oregon Football Makes History: NFL Combined Salaries

Breaking down the former Oregon Ducks Football athletes with the highest total value contracts in the NFL.

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As the countdown to football season draws near, many National Football League organizations re-evaluate their rosters and re-draft new contracts as needed. With the Oregon Ducks boasting the twelfth most athletes in the NFL out of all major universities, several Pro Ducks received a big payday.

According to Sports Illustrated College Football HQ, Oregon athletes in the NFL make a combined $182,900,237. With several record-setting deals this year for Pro Ducks, this number is one of the highest combined NFL athlete salaries in Oregon Football history.

But which former Ducks are making the big bucks?

In this top ten list we combed over the latest salary statistics from Over the Cap, a statistics site for NFL contracts and cap space, to determine the top ten highest paid Pro Ducks based on total value of contracts.

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Published Jul 12, 2024

ALLY OSBORNE

A born and raised Oregonian, Ally Osborne has a passion for sporting events across her home state. She began writing for Oregon Ducks on SI in 2021. Currently a morning talk show host and sports reporter for KOIN 6 and Portland's CW in Portland, Oregon, Ally is engrained in her community. Finding and sharing stories that highlight the unique culture and connectivity sports creates is a part of her DNA. She frequently contributes sports content to KOIN's broadcast and streaming platforms while hosting talk show "Everyday Northwest" and video podcast "Tower Talk Live" every weekday. With Portland being her third-worked television market (second in Oregon), Osborne brings hard-news and feature-reporting experience to compliment her expertise for sports storytelling. Her journalistic endeavors and art creations (many of which are inspired by the Oregon Ducks) can be found on her social media pages. Ally graduated from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communications in 2021 after interning for the Oregon Sports Network with experience working on live sporting broadcasts for ESPN, FOX Sports, the PAC 12 Network, and Runnerspace.

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