Sunday, August 29, 2021

Harrison Smith Moves to #2 With New Contract


The Minnesota Vikings just agreed to a $64,000,000 four-year contract extension with former Notre Dame Football team captain -- Harrison Smith! 
Over the next eight months Harrison will be paid $22.5 million, the most ever for a safety in NFL history.

Harrison is now the 2nd highest paid former Notre Dame student-athlete of all-time!

Congrats Harrison!

Here's a look at the TOP 30 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:  $136,145,183 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2025 
  • Harrison Smith:  $127,666,546 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
  • Jeff Samardzija:  $116,341,666
  • Zack Martin:  $100,285,531 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024 
  • Jaylon Smith:  $75,095,997 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2025
  • AJ Pollock:  $68,841,944 -- guaranteed contract to 2023
  • Anders Lee:  $66,044,038 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
  • Troy Murphy:  $66,000,000 
  • Stephon Tuitt:  $64,760,551 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
  • Kyle Rudolph:  $62,936,853 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2023
  • Golden Tate:  $56,337,672 -- current free agent
  • Brad Lidge:  $55,335,000
  • Romeo Okwara:  $47,258,474 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2023
  • Bryant Young:  $44,000,000
  • Justin Tuck:  $43,248,463  
  • Quenton Nelson:  $38,010,393 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022 
  • John Sullivan:  $35,800,027
  • Jerome Bettis:  $35,122,500
  • Jeff Faine:  $34,456,892 
  • Will Fuller:  $34,243,347 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
  • Kyle Palmieri:  $30,192,154 -- guaranteed contract to 2021
  • Matt Carroll:  $29,537,032 
  • Mike McGlinchey:  $29,481,766 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2023
  • Tim Brown:  $28,432,686
  • Laphonso Ellis:  $27,939,000
  • Rocket Ismail:  $27,885,021
  • Tyler Eifert:  $26,310,317
  • Joe Montana:  $26,000,000 
  • Ian Cole:  $25,949,694 -- guaranteed contract to 2021
  • John Axford:  $25,306,209

LINK:  VIKINGS EXTEND CONTRACT WITH HARRISON SMITH!

 

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