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Highest-paid NFL players on Forbes list

If you take strict salaries, the latest Forbes Magazine list of the world's top 100 highest-paid athletes would contain more than 30 NFL names. But what makes this list interesting is that Forbes includes endorsement money, placing athletes with more international appeal higher.

The top 10 includes: 1. Floyd Mayweather ($85M), 2. Manny Pacquiao ($62M), 3. Tiger Woods ($59.4M), 4. LeBron James ($53M), 5. Roger Federer ($52.7M), 6. Kobe Bryant ($52.3M), 7. Phil Mickelson ($47.8M), 8. David Beckham ($46M), 9. Cristiano Ronaldo ($42.5M), 10. Peyton Manning ($42.4M).

Here's a look at all 30 NFL players to make the list.

Total earnings: $42.4 million
Salary/winnings: $32.4 million
Endorsements: $10 million

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1. Peyton Manning (#10 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $42.4 million
Salary/winnings: $32.4 million
Endorsements: $10 million

Eric Lars Bakke/Associated Press

Total earnings: $37.3 million
Salary/winnings: $37.1 million
Endorsements: $200,000

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2. Haloti Ngata (#12 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $37.3 million
Salary/winnings: $37.1 million
Endorsements: $200,000

Keith Srakocic/Associated Press

Total earnings: $36.8 million
Salary/winnings: $35.3 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million

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3. Larry Fitzgerald (#13 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $36.8 million
Salary/winnings: $35.3 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million

Kevin Terrell/Associated Press

Total earnings: $36 million
Salary/winnings: $35.5 million
Endorsements: $500,000

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4. Ndamukong Suh (#14 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $36 million
Salary/winnings: $35.5 million
Endorsements: $500,000

Tony Ding/Associated Press

Total earnings: $34.4 million
Salary/winnings: $34.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000

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5. Charles Johnson (#15 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $34.4 million
Salary/winnings: $34.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000

Chuck Burton/Associated Press

Total earnings: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $32.9 million
Endorsements: $250,000

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6. Mario Williams (T #16 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $32.9 million
Endorsements: $250,000

Kevin Hoffman/US Presswire

Total earnings: $28.3 million
Salary/winnings: $27 million
Endorsements: $1.3 million

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7. Darrelle Revis (#22 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $28.3 million
Salary/winnings: $27 million
Endorsements: $1.3 million

David J. Phillip/Associated Press

Total earnings: $27.8 million
Salary/winnings: $26.8 million
Endorsements: $1 million

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8. Sam Bradford (#27 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $27.8 million
Salary/winnings: $26.8 million
Endorsements: $1 million

G. Newman Lowrance/Associated Press

Total earnings: $27.1 million
Salary/winnings: $23.1 million
Endorsements: $4 million

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9. Tom Brady (#28 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $27.1 million
Salary/winnings: $23.1 million
Endorsements: $4 million

Kevin Terrell/Associated Press

Total earnings: $26.6 million
Salary/winnings: $18.6 million
Endorsements: $8 million

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10. Eli Manning (#30 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $26.6 million
Salary/winnings: $18.6 million
Endorsements: $8 million

Paul Jasienski/Associated Press

Total earnings: $26.5 million
Salary/winnings: $26.3 million
Endorsements: $150,000

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11. LaMarr Woodley (#31 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $26.5 million
Salary/winnings: $26.3 million
Endorsements: $150,000

Kevin Terrell/Associated Press

Total earnings: $24.2 million
Salary/winnings: $23.2 million
Endorsements: $1 million

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12. Mark Sanchez (#38 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $24.2 million
Salary/winnings: $23.2 million
Endorsements: $1 million

Bill Kostroun/Associated Press

Total earnings: $23.3 million
Salary/winnings: $22.3 million
Endorsements: $1 million

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13. Ben Roethlisberger (#43 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $23.3 million
Salary/winnings: $22.3 million
Endorsements: $1 million

Gene Puskar/Associated Press

Total earnings: $22 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $2 million

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14. Michael Vick (#50 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $22 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $2 million

David Drapkin/Associated Press

Total earnings: $21.9 million
Salary/winnings: $21.8 million
Endorsements: $100,000

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T-15. Logan Mankins (T #51 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $21.9 million
Salary/winnings: $21.8 million
Endorsements: $100,000

Gregory Payan/Associated Press

Total earnings: $21.9 million
Salary/winnings: $21.6 million
Endorsements: $250,000

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T-15. Richard Seymour (T #51 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $21.9 million
Salary/winnings: $21.6 million
Endorsements: $250,000

Paul Spinelli/Associated Press

Total earnings: $21.5 million
Salary/winnings: $20.5 million
Endorsements: $1 million

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17. Adrian Peterson (#53 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $21.5 million
Salary/winnings: $20.5 million
Endorsements: $1 million

Hannah Foslien/Associated Press

Total earnings: $21.4 million
Salary/winnings: $21.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000

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18. Jon Beason (#56 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $21.4 million
Salary/winnings: $21.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000

Tom DiPace/Associated Press

Total earnings: $20.9 million
Salary/winnings: $19.9 million
Endorsements: $1 million

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19. Matthew Stafford (#58 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $20.9 million
Salary/winnings: $19.9 million
Endorsements: $1 million

David J. Phillip/Associated Press

Total earnings: $20.3 million
Salary/winnings: $20.1 million
Endorsements: $200,000

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20. D'Brickashaw Ferguson (#63 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $20.3 million
Salary/winnings: $20.1 million
Endorsements: $200,000

Bill Kostroun/Associated Press

Total earnings: $19.9 million
Salary/winnings: $19.8 million
Endorsements: $150,000

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21. DeAngelo Williams (#66 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $19.9 million
Salary/winnings: $19.8 million
Endorsements: $150,000

Mike McCarn/Associated Press

Total earnings: $19.8 million
Salary/winnings: $19.3 million
Endorsements: $500,000

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22. Joe Thomas (#67 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $19.8 million
Salary/winnings: $19.3 million
Endorsements: $500,000

Mark Duncan/Associated Press

Total earnings: $19.6 million
Salary/winnings: $19.3 million
Endorsements: $250,000

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23. Eric Berry (T #68 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $19.6 million
Salary/winnings: $19.3 million
Endorsements: $250,000

Charlie Riedel/Associated Press

Total earnings: $19.4 million
Salary/winnings: $19.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000

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24. Ryan Kalil (#71 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $19.4 million
Salary/winnings: $19.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000

Paul Spinelli/Associated Press

Total earnings: $18.7 million
Salary/winnings: $18.6 million
Endorsements: $150,000

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25. Robert Mathis (#77 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $18.7 million
Salary/winnings: $18.6 million
Endorsements: $150,000

A.J. Mast/Associated Press

Total earnings: $18.6 million
Salary/winnings: $18.4 million
Endorsements: $150,000

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26. Lawrence Timmons (T #78 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $18.6 million
Salary/winnings: $18.4 million
Endorsements: $150,000

Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press

Total earnings: $18.1 million
Salary/winnings: $18 million
Endorsements: $100,000

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27. Johnathan Joseph (#85 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $18.1 million
Salary/winnings: $18 million
Endorsements: $100,000

Greg Trott/Associated Press

Total earnings: $18 million
Salary/winnings: $17.9 million
Endorsements: $100,000

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28. Darnell Dockett (#86 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $18 million
Salary/winnings: $17.9 million
Endorsements: $100,000

Rick Scuteri/Associated Press

Total earnings: $17.1 million
Salary/winnings: $16.8 million
Endorsements: $250,000

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29. Russell Okung (#96 on Forbes list)

Total earnings: $17.1 million
Salary/winnings: $16.8 million
Endorsements: $250,000

Ted S. Warren/Associated Press

Total earnings: $16.7 million
Salary/winnings: $16.5 million
Endorsements: $150,000

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30. Rolando McClain (#99 on Forbes List)

Total earnings: $16.7 million
Salary/winnings: $16.5 million
Endorsements: $150,000

Paul Jasienski/Associated Press

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