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  April 8, 2023 11:31 AM EDT

  quarterback officially announced his retirement on Friday, and although he'll be finishing his career with two titles, he also has one other title that most players in the are probably pretty envious of: The title of highest-paid player in NFL history.That's right, Eli Manning has made more money on-the-field than any other player in the history of the game. Over the course Ryan Yarbrough Jersey of his 16-year career, Manning has raked in a total of $252.3 million in contract money. Manning earned his first giant paycheck back in 2004 when he with the Giants worth $54 million. Manning then signed his final NFL deal in September 2015 .After raking in $17 million in salary and bonuses in 2019 Mike Zunino Jersey , that bumped Eli to the top of the all-time earnings list, and the person he pa sed for the top spot was none other than his brother, . Over the course of their careers, the two Manning brothers have brought in more than $500 million combined before taxes.Here's a look at the top-10 earners in NFL history ()1. Eli Manning: $252.3 million2. Peyton Manning: $248.7 million3. : $244.7 million4. : $235.2 million5. : $233.6 million6. : $232.3 million7. : $223.5 million8. : $218.9 million9. : $211.0 million10. : $175.0 millionThese numbers only reflect on-field earnings, which means endorsement money is not included. Here's a few interesting notes about the list:Eli isn't going to hold his title for long because there's a good chance either Brees and/or Corey Dickerson Jersey Brady will pa s him in 2020, although that's not a given since there's a small chance that both quarterbacks could end up retiring. However, if they do play in 2020, it's almost certain that they'll knock Eli from the top spot.At just 31 years old, quarterback Matthew Stafford is the youngest player in the top 10 and could soon skyrocket to the top of this list. Stafford is set to be a free agent after the 2022 season and will likely get at least one more huge contract, which means he could be pushing $350 million in career earnings by the time he retires. will likely soon be on the top of this list, but probably not as soon as you think. Even Steven Souza Jersey if Mahomes signs a five-year, $200 million extension, that would only bring his career earnings to $211.9 million at the end of the new deal, when he'll have played eight years in the league (The first three years of his rookie contract only paid him $11.9 million). At that point, he'll be 30 when he gets his third contract, and that's when he'd likely shoot to the top of this list, but that wouldn't officially happen until the fourth or fifth year of his third deal when he'd likely be 34 or 35. Stafford got an early jump on Mahomes because the Lions quarterback was able to sign his rookie deal before the NFL limited how much rookies could Brent Honeywell Jersey make. Stafford's was worth $41.7 million while Mahomes was worth "just" $16.4 million.