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Red Envelope Sports NFL clients and what they earn

$259,776,020 of career earnings negotiated for 8 clients, led by Jimmy Garoppolo on $151,711,744.

Red Envelope Sports is 20th of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 7th of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client. The figures are what the players were paid rather than what the firm collected: an agent's fee is capped at 3% of the contract.

CLIENT EARNINGS $259.8m
PER CLIENT $32.5m
CLIENTS 8
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 1
STILL CONTRACTED $1.2m

The richest careers on the Red Envelope Sports book

Money paid across a whole career

Jimmy Garoppolo $151.7m

Jimmy Garoppolo $152m David Onyemata $65m Wes Schweitzer $22m Ross Dwelley $7.4m Nick Westbrook $5.5m Mason McCormick $3.6m Jake Hansen $2.6m Daniel Whelan $1.7m

Jimmy Garoppolo alone holds 58.4% of everything the firm's clients have earned.

Every Red Envelope Sports client ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

8 clients

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Jimmy Garoppolo Quarterback Los Angeles Rams 12 $151,711,744$151.7m
002 David Onyemata Defensive Tackle Atlanta Falcons 10 $65,050,714$65.1m
003 Wes Schweitzer Center New York Jets 9 $22,244,990$22.2m
004 Ross Dwelley Tight End Atlanta Falcons 7 $7,427,059$7.4m
005 Nick Westbrook Wide Receiver Tennessee Titans 5 $5,509,117$5.5m
006 Mason McCormick Guard Pittsburgh Steelers 4 $1.2m $3,594,896$3.6m
007 Jake Hansen Outside Linebacker Houston Texans 3 $2,567,500$2.6m
008 Daniel Whelan Punter Green Bay Packers 3 $1,670,000$1.7m

The table holds every one of the 8 clients the firm has on record. Money written into a season not yet played sits in its own column and is not counted in the career figure beside it.

How Red Envelope Sports splits a contract

Every itemised dollar on the book, against the league's own split

14.5% signing and option bonus

  • Base salary 52.4%
  • Signing bonus 14.5%
  • Restructured money 13.5%
  • Roster bonus 16.4%
  • Workout bonus 1.3%
  • Incentives 1.9%
Part of the contract Share on this book Share across the league Negotiated
Base salary 52.4% 52.9% $135,867,876$135.9m
Signing bonus 14.5% 27.6% $37,587,707$37.6m
Restructured money 13.5% 6.3% $35,000,437$35.0m
Roster bonus 16.4% 6.6% $42,610,000$42.6m
Option bonus 0.0% 5.3% $0
Workout bonus 1.3% 0.7% $3,497,500$3.5m
Incentives 1.9% 0.5% $4,849,098$4.8m

14.5% of the book's itemised money is signing or option bonus against 33.0% across the league, so more of it than usual is base salary, which stops the day a client is released. The signing bonus page ranks every career in the league by that part alone.

What Red Envelope Sports represents

Client earnings by position

8 positions

Quarterback $152m Defensive Tackle $65m Center $22m Tight End $7.4m Wide Receiver $5.5m Guard $3.6m Outside Linebacker $2.6m Punter $1.7m

Quarterback is where the book's money is, $151,711,744 across one client. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the Red Envelope Sports clients are

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

7 franchises

# Franchise Clients Career earnings
01 Los Angeles Rams 1 $151,711,744$151.7m
02 Atlanta Falcons 2 $72,477,773$72.5m
03 New York Jets 1 $22,244,990$22.2m
04 Tennessee Titans 1 $5,509,117$5.5m
05 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $3,594,896$3.6m
06 Houston Texans 1 $2,567,500$2.6m
07 Green Bay Packers 1 $1,670,000$1.7m

What the book is still owed

Money written into seasons that have not been played

$1.2m across one client

Mason McCormick $1.2m

This is the part of the job that has already been done and not yet paid for. The whole league is ranked by contracted money here.

Where Red Envelope Sports recruits

The programmes its clients came out of

8 schools

Eastern Illinois 1
Manitoba 1
San Jose State 1
San Diego 1
Indiana 1
South Dakota State 1
Illinois 1
California-Davis 1

The bars count clients rather than dollars, because a firm recruits by the head and the money follows years later. Eastern Illinois has sent it one player. Every college is ranked by NFL earnings here.

What Red Envelope Sports clients are paid each season

Every year of every career on the book, added together

Peak in 2023

2023 is the book's biggest year on record at $46,746,493. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Red Envelope Sports's highest paid NFL client?

Jimmy Garoppolo, $151,711,744, a second-round pick in 2014, 62nd overall. David Onyemata is second on $65,050,714.

How much have Red Envelope Sports clients earned in the NFL?

$259,776,020 across 8 careers, $32,472,003 a client. Red Envelope Sports is 20th of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 7th of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client.

How much does Red Envelope Sports make from its NFL clients?

An agent's fee is capped at 3% of a player's contract, so a book worth $259,776,020 in career earnings is a fee pool of about $7,793,281 spread across the firm and the whole length of those careers. Every figure on this page is what the players were paid.

What kind of players does Red Envelope Sports represent?

Quarterback more than any other on money, $151,711,744 across one client. The book covers 8 positions in all.

How many Red Envelope Sports clients are in the NFL now?

one man of the 8 here was on a roster in 2026, and $1,190,000 is written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Where to next

The firms either side of this one, and the rest of the money

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