List of the LARGEST Sports Contracts

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Rank	Player	Team	Sport	Length of contract	Contract value (USD)	Average per year (USD)
1	Alex Rodriguez	New York Yankees	Baseball	10 years (2008-2017)	$275,000,000 [1]	$27,500,000
2	Alex Rodriguez1	Texas Rangers*	Baseball	10 years (2001-2010)	$252,000,000 [2]	$25,200,000
3	Derek Jeter	New York Yankees	Baseball	10 years (2001-2010)	$189,000,000 [3]	$18,900,000
4	Mark Teixeira	New York Yankees	Baseball	8 years (2009-2016)	$180,000,000 [4]	$22,500,000
5	Michael Vick	Atlanta Falcons*	American football	10 years (2005-2014)	$167,000,000 [5]	$16,700,000
6	CC Sabathia	New York Yankees	Baseball	7 years (2009-2015)	$161,000,000 [6]	$23,000,000
7	Manny Ramírez	Boston Red Sox*	Baseball	8 years (2001-2008)	$160,000,000 [7]	$20,000,000
7	Fernando Alonso2	McLaren*	Auto racing	4 years (2007-2010)	$160,000,000 [8]	$40,000,000
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Auto racing	3 years (2007-2009)	$153,000,000 [9]	$51,000,000
10	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers	Baseball	8 years (2008-2015)	$152,300,000 [10]	$19,037,500
11	Todd Helton	Colorado Rockies	Baseball	11 years (2001-2011)	$151,500,000 [11]	$12,863,636
12	Johan Santana	New York Mets	Baseball	6 years (2008-2013)	$137,500,000 [12]	$22,916,667
13	Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles Lakers	Basketball	7 years (2004-2011)	$136,400,000 [13]	$19,485,714
14	Alfonso Soriano	Chicago Cubs	Baseball	8 years (2007-2014)	$136,000,000 [14]	$17,000,000
15	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	American football	7 years (2005-2011)	$132,500,000 [15]	$18,928,571
16	Jermaine O'Neal	Indiana Pacers*	Basketball	7 years (2003-2010)	$126,558,000 [16]	$18,079,714
17	Kevin Garnett	Minnesota Timberwolves*	Basketball	7 years (1998-2005)	$126,000,000 [17]	$18,000,000
17	Barry Zito	San Francisco Giants	Baseball	7 years (2007-2013)	$126,000,000 [18]	$18,000,000
17	Vernon Wells	Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball	7 years (2008-2014)	$126,000,000 [19]	$18,000,000
17	Rashard Lewis	Orlando Magic	Basketball	6 years (2007-2013)	$126,000,000 [20]	$21,000,000
21	Michael SchumacherR	Ferrari	Auto racing	4 years (1996-1999)	$124,000,000 [21]	$31,000,000
21	Alexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	Ice hockey	13 years (2008-2021)	$124,000,000 [22]	$9,538,461
23	Chris Webber	Sacramento Kings*	Basketball	7 years (2001-2007)	$122,718,750 [23]	$17,531,250
24	Tim Duncan	San Antonio Spurs	Basketball	7 years (2003-2010)	$122,007,704 [24]	$17,429,672
25	Mike Hampton	Colorado Rockies*	Baseball	8 years (2001-2008)	$121,000,000 [25]	$15,125,000
26	Shaquille O'Neal	Los Angeles Lakers*	Basketball	7 years (1996-2003)	$120,000,000 [26]	$17,142,857
26	Jason Giambi	New York Yankees*	Baseball	7 years (2002-2008)	$120,000,000 [27]	$17,142,857
28	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	American football	9 years (2006-2014)	$119,750,000‡ [28]	$13,305,555
29	Carlos Beltrán	New York Mets	Baseball	7 years (2005-2011)	$119,000,000 [29]	$17,000,000
30	Ken Griffey, Jr.	Cincinnati Reds*	Baseball	9 years (2000-2008)	$116,500,000 [30]	$12,944,444
31	Donovan McNabb	Philadelphia Eagles	American football	12 years (2002-2013)	$115,000,000‡ [31]	$9,583,333
32	Juwan Howard	Washington Wizards*	Basketball	7 years (1996-2003)	$105,000,000 [32]	$15,000,000
32	Kevin BrownR	Los Angeles Dodgers*	Baseball	7 years (1999-2005)	$105,000,000 [33]	$15,000,000
34	Jason Kidd	New Jersey Nets*	Basketball	6 years (2003-2009)	$103,572,000 [34]	$17,262,000
35	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	American Football	8 years (2008-2015)	$102,000,000 [35]	$12,750,000
36	Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals	Baseball	7 years (2004-2010)	$100,000,000 [36]	$14,285,714
36	Carlos Lee	Houston Astros	Baseball	6 years (2007-2012)	$100,000,000 [37]	$16,666,666
36	Shaquille O'Neal	Miami Heat*	Basketball	5 years (2005-2010)	$100,000,000 [38]	$20,000,000
36	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers*	American Football	10 years (2001-2010)	$100,000,000 [39]	$10,000,000

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