Monday, March 15, 2021

Romeo Okwara: Now 12th Highest Paid!


The Detroit Lions just agreed to a three-year $39 million dollar contract with Romeo Okwara!

Congrats Romeo!

Here's a look at the TOP 27 current and former Notre Dame athletes (football, basketball, baseball and hockey) who have been (and will be) paid the most as a professional athlete:

  • Ronnie Stanley:  $132,131,825 -- not guaranteed, contract 2025
  • Jeff Samardzija:  $116,341,666 -- current free agent
  • Zack Martin:  $102,329,796 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024 
  • Jaylon Smith:  $75,022,000 -- not guaranteed contract to 2025
  • Anders Lee:  $71,894,038 -- guaranteed contract to 2026 
  • AJ Pollock:  $68,841,944 -- guaranteed contract to 2023
  • Troy Murphy:  $66,000,000 
  • Stephon Tuitt:  $64,760,551 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
  • Harrison Smith:  $63,666,546 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2021
  • Golden Tate:  $56,337,672 -- current free agent
  • Kyle Rudolph:  $50,897,098 -- current free agent
  • Romeo Okwara:  $47,258,474 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2023
  • Bryant Young:  $44,000,000
  • Justin Tuck:  $43,248,463 
  • Quenton Nelson:  $37,902,910 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022 
  • John Sullivan:  $35,800,027
  • Jerome Bettis:  $35,122,500
  • Jeff Faine:  $34,456,892
  • Kyle Palmieri:  $30,192,154 -- guaranteed contract to 2021
  • Matt Carroll:  $29,537,032
  • Tim Brown:  $28,432,686
  • Laphonso Ellis:  $27,939,000
  • Joe Montana:  $26,000,000 
  • Ian Cole:  $23,049,694 -- guaranteed contract to 2021
  • Pat Garrity:  $22,788,021
  • Craig Counsell:  $22,086,667

 

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS STORY

Mike Tirico & Drew Brees / NBC's New ND Team

With Drew Brees announcing his NFL retirement yesterday -- it became official (as had been rumored) that he would replace Tony Dungy in the Notre Dame broadcast booth for NBC...

Don't forget -- Brees is a Boilermaker.

LINK:  NEW NOTRE DAME BROADCAST TEAM

#25 Notre Dame Completes Sweep of #21 UVA

 

Great pitching, great hitting and great defense -- the Fighting Irish are on a roll! 

The sweep moves Notre Dame (7 - 2) to the #15 ranking in the country!

 

LINK:  RANKINGS