List of largest sports contracts
These figures include signing bonuses but exclude options, buyouts, and the endorsement deals.This list does not reflect the highest annual salaries or career earnings, only the top 100 largest contracts and thus is largely limited to athletes in team sports and auto racing.Alex Rodriguez, Stephen Strasburg, Manny Machado, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Deshaun Watson, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum are on the list two times each.Entries in this list also require an individual citation of the contract, so a number of the highest salaried athletes (according to Forbes) are not included as their contract details have not been officially confirmed, including the likes of Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, and Lewis Hamilton.The contract figures referenced below are presented at face value and do not reflect potential pre or post-tax treatments.
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