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It's hard to remember when, exactly, the last of the Joe Montana holdouts started sounding sad and silly in the wake of Tom Brady's ever-expanding collection of rings. But when the undisputed quarterback GOAT announced his retirement, it was impossible not to feel like an era was ending.
It was an era that saw not just Brady, but several NFL quarterbacks rise to the status of legend -- news of Steelers great Ben Roethlisberger's retirement, for example, was drowned out by the Brady media frenzy.
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Brady's saga then took another twist when the 44-year-old quarterback announced he would return for another season with the Bucs.
Using data from Celebrity Net Worth, GOBankingRates identified the richest among the 61 NFL quarterbacks who started at least one game in 2021. As Brady returns to play another season, take a look at his net worth as well as the net worths of the other richest quarterbacks of 2022.
29. Tyrod Taylor
Team: New York Giants
Age: 33
Net worth: $1.6 million
28. Geno Smith
Team: Seattle Seahawks
Age: 31
Net worth: $2 million
27. Lamar Jackson
Team: Baltimore Ravens
Age: 25
Net worth: $4 million
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26. Colt McCoy
Team: Arizona Cardinals
Age: 35
Net worth: $5 million
25. Teddy Bridgewater
Team: Miami Dolphins
Age: 29
Net worth: $8 million
24. Joe Burrow
Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Age: 25
Net worth: $10 million
21 (tie). Jameis Winston
Team: New Orleans Saints
Age: 28
Net worth: $12 million
21 (tie). Baker Mayfield
Team: Carolina Panthers
Age: 27
Net worth: $12 million
21 (tie). Marcus Mariota
Team: Atlanta Falcons
Age: 28
Net worth: $12 million
20. Josh Allen
Team: Buffalo Bills
Age: 26
Net worth: $14 million
19. Case Keenum
Team: Buffalo Bills
Age: 34
Net worth: $20 million
18. Jimmy Garoppolo
Team: San Francisco 49ers
Age: 30
Net worth: $25 million
16 (tie). Jared Goff
Team: Detroit Lions
Age: 27
Net worth: $30 million
16 (tie). Nick Foles
Team: Indianapolis Colts
Age: 33
Net worth: $30 million
15. Andy Dalton
Team: New Orleans Saints
Age: 34
Net worth: $35 million
12 (tie). Dak Prescott
Team: Dallas Cowboys
Age: 29
Net worth: $40 million
12 (tie). Patrick Mahomes
Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Age: 26
Net worth: $40 million
12 (tie). Kyler Murray
Team: Arizona Cardinals
Age: 25
Net worth: $40 million
11. Carson Wentz
Team: Washington Commanders
Age: 29
Net worth: $45 million
9 (tie). Ryan Tannehill
Team: Tennessee Titans
Age: 33
Net worth: $50 million
9 (tie). Deshaun Watson
Team: Cleveland Browns
Age: 26
Net worth: $50 million
7 (tie). Matt Ryan
Team: Indianapolis Colts
Age: 37
Net worth: $70 million
7 (tie). Kirk Cousins
Team: Minnesota Vikings
Age: 34
Net worth: $70 million
5 (tie). Matthew Stafford
Team: Los Angeles Rams
Age: 34
Net worth: $80 million
5 (tie). Derek Carr
Team: Las Vegas Raiders
Age: 31
Net worth: $80 million
4. Joe Flacco
Team: New York Jets
Age: 37
Net worth: $85 million
3. Russell Wilson
Team: Denver Broncos
Age: 33
Net worth: $165 million
2. Aaron Rodgers
Team: Green Bay Packers
Age: 38
Net worth: $200 million
1. Tom Brady
Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Age: 45
Net worth: $250 million
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Andrew Lisa contributed to the reporting for this article.
Methodology: In order to find the richest quarterbacks of 2022, GOBankingRates first looked at Pro-Football Reference's 2021 NFL passing stats data and sourced every quarterback who started a game during the 2021 NFL season. GOBankingRates also included thoise quarterbacks projected to start for their teams in 2022. With these ## qualifying quarterbacks identified, GOBankingRates identified: (1) quarterback name; (2) team played for; (3) age; and (4) net worth as August 22, 2022 as sourced from CelebrityNetWorth.com. All data was collected and is up to date as of August 22, 2022.
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