Peyton Manning reportedly earned $247 million during his 18-year NFL career, most in league history.
His brother, Eli, isn’t far behind.
In fact, according to spotrac.com, Eli Manning is the NFL’s career earnings leader among active players. Manning has pocketed more than $187 million and could make as much as $252 million by the time his contract expires after the 2019 season.
Interestingly, Robert Mathis, from Alabama A&M, has earned $63 million, more than any active Alabama or Auburn NFL player.
Here’s a look at the 11 SEC players who have earned at least $50 million in the NFL, according to spotrac.com:
| Player | Position | SEC team | Earnings in millions |
| Eli Manning | QB | Ole Miss | $187M |
| Jay Cutler | QB | Vanderbilt | $96.2M |
| Matthew Stafford | QB | Georgia | $93.8M |
| Jason Peters | LT | Arkansas | $78.7M |
| Charles Johnson | DE | Georgia | $67.9M |
| Karlos Dansby | LB | Auburn | $62.7M |
| Jason Witten | TE | Tennessee | $58.9M |
| Johnathan Joseph | CB | South Carolina | $57.5M |
| Thomas Davis | LB | Georgia | $51.5M |
| Dwayne Bowe | WR | LSU | $51.3M |
| Eric Berry | S | Tennessee | $50.0M |
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