Highest Paid U.S. Athletes Of This Year

Jimmy Garoppolo: 42.6 Million

His official name is James Richard Garoppolo, and he is the second highest athlete in the country. The twenty-six-year-old earns his insanely high salary by playing football in the NFL. Jimmy is the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.

His athletic talent at the quarterback position became apparent during his high school years at Rolling Meadows High School in Illinois. He then went on to play football at Eastern Illinois where he broke Tony Romo's passing record. In 2014, Garoppollo was picked up by the New England Patriots in the second round of the draft. While on the team, he was the backup quarterback to Tom Brady who won the 2014 and 2017 Superbowls. After the 2017 season, Jimmy was traded to the 49ers, where he was victorious in the first five games he started. Garoppoplo will be the starting quarterback for the upcoming season.Learn who's next on the list on the following slides...