Russell Wilson is an American professional football player who has a net worth of $135 million. Wilson is the starting quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks. As of this writing, he has appeared in two Super Bowls (winning one) to date. He is one of the highest-paid athletes in the world. His base NFL salary of $35 million makes him the highest-paid quarterback in terms of per-season earnings. Between June 2018 and June 2019, Russell Wilson earned $90 million from his various endeavors.
Wilson initially played football and baseball for North Carolina State University from 2008 to 2010 before transferring to Wisconsin. He played college football for the University of Wisconsin during the 2011 season, in which he set the single-season FBS record for passing efficiency (191.8) and led the team to a Big Ten title and the 2012 Rose Bowl. He also played minor league baseball for the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2010 and the Asheville Tourists in 2011 as a second baseman, and as of 2019 his professional baseball rights are held by the Trenton Thunder, a Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.
He was selected by the Seahawks with the 12th pick in the third round (75th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. After beating out Matt Flynn for the starting job during training camp, Wilson ended up having a successful debut season, tying Peyton Manning’s then-record for most passing touchdowns by a rookie (26) and was named the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year
Wilson has been named to seven Pro Bowls and has started in two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XLVIII. He holds the record for most wins by an NFL quarterback through seven seasons (75) and is one of two quarterbacks in NFL history with a career passer rating over 100, behind Aaron Rodgers. On April 15, 2019, Wilson signed a four-year, $140 million contract extension with the Seahawks, making him the highest-paid player in the NFL at the time.
LeBron James is an American professional basketball player and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $1.2 Billion. Nicknamed “King James“, he is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time. As of this writing, James has won four NBA championships, four NBA MVP awards, four NBA Finals MVP awards, three All-Star MVP awards, and two Olympic gold medals.
James has scored the most points in the playoffs, the second-most career points, and has the seventh-most career assists. He has been selected an NBA All-Star 18 times, to the All-NBA Team a record 18 times, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team five times. He has competed in ten NBA Finals, the third-most all-time, including eight consecutively between 2011 and 2018.
In 2021, James was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, and in 2022 became the first member of the 10K-10K-10K Club (accumulating 10,000 or more career points, rebounds, and assists)
In June 2022, LeBron James became a billionaire, marking the first time an active NBA player has achieved that milestone, according to one calculation. Forbes said that the Los Angeles Lakers star had “maximized his business,” generating more than $1.2 billion in pretax earnings. His NBA salary from three different teams during the past 19 years had amounted to $383 million, and James had “raked in upwards of $900 million in income from endorsements and other business ventures,” the magazine said.
He earns more than $60-90 million per year in endorsements and has a $1 billion lifetime contract with Nike. He has parlayed his fame and wealth into a veritable business empire, with investments in a number of startups. He is a part-owner of Liverpool F.C.
Entrepreneur, Actor, Producer, Reality TV Personality, Skateboarder.
Rob Dyrdek Net Worth
Rob Dyrdek is an MTV reality star, former professional skateboarder, actor, producer, and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $100 million.
He is best known for his roles in the reality shows Rob & Big,Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness. He also is the creator of the animated series Wild Grinders, in which he voices the series’ main character, Lil Rob. In 2014, Dyrdek was labeled as one of the “most influential skateboarders of all-time” by FoxWeekly.
Dyrdek was born in Kettering, Ohio on June 28, 1974. He got his first skateboard when he was 11 from pro-skateboarder Neil Blender. This set his desire to become a pro skateboarder on fire and it was all he focused on. In school, he thought about all the trick he would try out later, and then after school he would skate and practice until his parents called him in for the night. By the time he was 12, he got a sponsorship and began his pro-skateboarding career. At 16, he left home to move to Southern California to be a professional skateboarder.
Dyrdek is the founder of the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) skateboard competition enterprise, which has become an international event. The league offered the highest overall purse in the history of the sport ($1.6 million) for its championship event broadcast on ESPN in 198 countries. The league also partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of America to develop new skate parks in California.
Dyrdek first starred in the MTV reality series Rob & Big (aired November 2006 to April 2008) with his best friend and bodyguard Christopher “Big Black” Boykin, as well as his cousin, Chris “Drama” Pfaff, and friend Rashawn “Bam Bam” Davis.
Dyrdek has set 21 individual “Guinness Book of World Records” skateboarding records.
In 2011, Dyrdek appeared in the movie “Jackass 3.5.” That same year, Dyrdek started another show on MTV called “Ridiculousness.” Dyrdek hosted this show alongside two friends, Chanel West Coast and Sterling Brim. In 2012, Dyrdek was on the TV show “Punk’d”— on Dyrdek’s episode, Justin Bieber tried to prank the pro-skateboarded and failed. Dyrdek was also featured in the 2012 documentary, “Waiting for Lightning,” about his friend, skater Danny Way.
Through his production companyhe has produced “Ridiculousness,” the CMT series “The Dude Perfect Show” and a number of other shows.
YouTuber, Social Media Personality, Professional Boxer
Jake Paul Net Worth
Jake Paul is an American social media personality, actor, boxer and comedian. As of this writing Jake Paul’s net worth is $30 million. Jake is consistently one of the highest-paid YouTube stars in the world, making a minimum of $10 million and as much as $20 million every year (before taxes).
He gained extensive media coverage when the music video for his 2017 single “It’s Everyday Bro” went viral on YouTube. He is the younger brother of YouTube star Logan Paul.
He initially rose to fame on Vine, before playing the role of Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark for two seasons.
Throughout his career, Paul has become the subject of many controversies due to his behavior including engaging in risky stunts and featuring age-inappropriate material for YouTube, getting fired from his Disney television show Bizaardvark, and being charged with criminal trespass and unlawful assembly
