Tom Brady, Dak Prescott and the Richest Players in This Weekend’s NFL Wild Card Games

Super Bowl LVII is set for Sunday, Feb. 12 — and the road to the Lombardi Trophy starts with Super Wild Card Weekend on Sat., Jan. 14. 

Six of the 14 NFL playoff teams competing for gridiron glory are wild cards. In the AFC, the Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins take on the Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills, respectively. The NFC’s trio consists of the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks, who will battle it out against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers.

Some very wealthy athletes are scattered among the Wild Card Weekend contenders — but none with bigger paydays than the 10 profiled here. Keep reading to meet the richest players to take the field during the first big weekend of the postseason.  

• Defensive end, Dallas Cowboys
• Net worth: $20 million

DeMarcus Lawrence’s three-year, $40 million contract includes $30 million guaranteed and a $12 million signing bonus. His average annual salary is $13.33 million.

• Outside linebacker, Miami Dolphins
• Net worth: $22 million

Melvin Ingram has earned nearly $90 million during his 11 NFL seasons. He’s currently locked into a one-year, $4 million contract that guarantees him $3.32 million.

• Wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Net worth: $25 million

Mike Evans is in the middle of a five-year, $82.5 million contract. More than $55 million is guaranteed

• Running back, Dallas Cowboys
• Net worth: $25 million

The Cowboys will pay Ezekiel Elliott an average of $15 million throughout his six-year, $90 million contract. More than $50 million is guaranteed.

• Outside linebacker, Los Angeles Chargers
• Net worth: $30 million

The Chargers acquired Khalil Mack from the Chicago Bears in 2022. He has two years left on the six-year, $141 million contract extension the Bears gave him after he was traded from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2018. The deal, which guarantees him $90 million, included a $34 million signing bonus.

• Wide receiver, Miami Dolphins
• Net worth: $40 million

Although Tyreek Hill’s four-year, $120 million contract pays him an annual average of $30 million, nearly $44 million is locked into his potential out year of 2026. He’s guaranteed more than half the contract’s potential haul — $72.2 million, to be exact.

• Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
• Net worth: $60 million

The Cowboys have guaranteed Dak Prescott $126 million of his four-year, $160 million contract. He’ll earn an average annual salary of $40 million until he becomes a free agent in 2025.

• Outside linebacker, Buffalo Bills
• Net worth: $60 million

Von Miller is at the beginning of a six-year, $120 million contract that pays him an average salary of $20 million a year. He’s guaranteed $51.46 million and the Bills have him locked until he becomes a free agent in 2028. Miller won’t play in the playoffs because he suffered a torn ACL in December.

• Quarterback, Minnesota Vikings
• Net worth: $70 million

Kirk Cousins is riding out a one-year deal that pays him a guaranteed $35 million. The veteran QB has earned nearly $202 million over his 11 NFL seasons.

• Quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Net worth: $250 million

Tom Brady is guaranteed $15 million for what may or may not be his final season in the NFL. The GOAT has earned about $333 million during his 23 years in the league, and he is heading into what he hopes will become career playoff win No. 36. For context as to just how dominant Brady has been, No. 2 Joe Montana retired with just 16 postseason victories.

All net worth information comes from CelebrityNetWorth.com and all contract information comes from Spotrac.com.

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