Odell Beckham Jr.'s New Contract Leads NFL's Highest Paid Receivers List
On Monday, Giants All-Pro Odell Beckham Jr. reset the market for wide receivers by agreeing to a five-year, $95 million deal that will make him the highest paid receiver in league history.
Although Beckham's deal is the biggest, it is one of many hefty contracts that was given to a wideout this offseason. In March, Mike Evans agreed to a five-year $82.5 million extension with the Buccaneers and Brandin Cooks got more than $80 million when he agreed to a five-year extension with the Rams in July.
After getting traded from the Dolphins to the Browns while under the non-exclusive franchise tender, Jarvis Landry was able to negotiate a five-year, $75.5 million deal with Cleveland.
Before last season came to an end, the Packers agreed to a four-year, $58 million extension with Davante Adams. Julio Jones signed a big deal back in 2015, but prior to training camp, he restructured his deal with the Falcons.
Below is a list of the top 20 highest paid receivers based on annual salary, according to Spotrac.
Rank | Player | Team | Average Annual Salary |
1 | Odell Beckham Jr. | Giants | $18 million |
2 | Antonio Brown | Steelers | $17 million |
3 | Mike Evans | Buccaneers | $16.5 million |
T4 | DeAndre Hopkins | Texans | $16.2 million |
T4 | Brandin Cooks | Rams | $16.2 million |
6 | Sammy Watkins | Chiefs | $16 million |
7 | Jarvis Landry | Browns | $15.1 million |
8 | A.J. Green | Bengals | $15 million |
9 | Davante Adams | Packers | $14.5 million |
10 | Vikings | $14.4 million | |
11 | Julio Jones | Falcons | $14.25 million |
T12 | Demaryius Thomas | Broncos | $14 million |
T12 | Allen Robinson | Bears | $14 million |
T14 | T.Y. Hilton | Colts | $13 million |
T14 | Alshon Jeffery | Eagles | $13 million |
16 | Doug Baldwin | Seahawks | $11.5 million |
17 | Chargers | $11.25 million | |
18 | DeSean Jackson | Buccaneers | $11.17 million |
T19 | Emmanuel Sanders | Broncos | $11 million |
T19 | Larry Fitzgerald | Cardinals | $11 million |
