NFL’s Highest-Paid QB Dak Prescott Missing From World’s Highest-Paid Athletes List

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NFL’s Highest-Paid QB Dak Prescott Missing From World’s Highest-Paid Athletes List

Dak ranked No. 4 on Forbes’ 2025 list with $137M in earnings, boosted by the four-year, $240M contract he signed with the Cowboys. However, he did not make Forbes’ top 50 list in 2026. Micah Parsons, with $86.4M in earnings, is the highest-paid NFL athlete on the list. Dak’s contract still gives him the NFL’s highest average annual salary at $60M per year.

By Nidheesh Kumar

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