New Orleans Saints free agent target Derek Carr reportedly wants to earn more than $35 million per year on his next contract. The company he sees himself joining includes some of the league’s highest-paid passers, like Kirk Cousins, Matthew Stafford, and Dak Prescott. But they’re all part of a second tier beneath the top earners at quarterback in the NFL, and there’s a new crop of talent looking to reset the market soon in Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, and Justin Herbert.
Here’s a quick look at the signal-callers who are bringing home the most bacon under their current contracts with their teams, and who Carr wants to rank among — maybe on a new deal with New Orleans:
Aaron Rodgers: $50,271,667
Russell Wilson: $49,000,000
Kyler Murray: $46,100,000
Deshaun Watson: $46,000,000
Patrick Mahomes: $45,000,000
Josh Allen: $43,000,000
Dak Prescott: $40,000,000
Matthew Stafford: $40,000,000
Kirk Cousins: $35,000,000
