Past Super Bowl Stars Who Scored Big Endorsement Deals

Everybody likes a winner, and that includes companies that hire celebrity endorsers. The top NFL players with endorsement deals are, not surprisingly, stars who have reached the highest pinnacle of the sport.

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Searching through the list of top NFL endorsers, GOBankingRates determined the players with the biggest deals have reached the Super Bowl, the biggest stage. It’s no surprise, of course — the Super Bowl is almost always the highest-rated telecast of the year, so the top players have plenty of eyeballs on them.

Read on to see how much the biggest NFL players and Super Bowl stars made in recent years in endorsement money.

Last updated: Jan. 25, 2021

Tom Brady: $12 Million

• Super Bowl appearances: XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, LIII (record: 6-3)

• Top endorsements: Under Armour, Tag Heuer, Simmons Bedding, Ugg

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Drew Brees: $16 Million

• Super Bowl appearances: XLIV (1-0)

• Top endorsements: Microsoft, Nike, Pepsi, Wrangler

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Patrick Mahomes: $7 Million

• Super Bowl appearances: LIV (1-0)

• Top endorsements: State Farm, Oakley, Adidas, Head & Shoulders

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Eli Manning: $7 Million

• Super Bowl appearances: XLVI, XLII (2-0)

• Top endorsements: Panini, DirecTV, Hublot, Gatorade, Nationwide, Nike, Toyota, Visa

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Peyton Manning: $15 Million

• Super Bowl appearances: XLI, XLVIII, 50 (2-1)

• Top endorsements: Buick, DirecTV, Gatorade, Nationwide, Nike, Papa John’s

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Cam Newton: $12 Million

• Super Bowl appearances: 50 (0-1)

• Top endorsements: Under Armour, Dannon, Gatorade, Electronic Arts, Beats

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Aaron Rodgers: $9 Million

• Super Bowl appearances: XLV (1-0)

• Top endorsements: State Farm, Adidas, Bose, Panini, Prevea

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Matt Ryan: $5 Million

• Super Bowl appearances: LI (0-1)

• Top endorsements: Banana Republic, Delta Air Lines, Fanatics, Gatorade, IBM, Mercedes-Benz, Nike, Panini

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Russell Wilson: $9 Million

• Super Bowl appearances: XLVIII, XLIX (1-1)

• Top endorsements: Alaska Airlines, Amazon, Bose, Braun, Duracell, Mercedes

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