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Former American football quarterback, Brett Favre, has an estimated net worth of $100 million. The starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1992-2007, Brett Favre has thrown more touchdown passes than any quarterback in the NFL history. Favre is known as a fierce competitor who likes to sling the ball; he also has a reputation for toughness and for shrugging away injuries, and he holds the record for most consecutive starts among NFL quarterbacks. In his last few years with Green Bay, Favre hinted retirement; he finally retired in March of 2008, but then unretired in August of that year, and the Packers traded him to the New York Jets. He un-retired again in 2009, signing a two-year contract to play for the Minnesota Vikings. Born October 10, 1969 in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Career Salary:
2000: $450,000 + $3.2 million bonus
2001: $477,000 + $11 million bonus
2002: $750,000 + $1.4 million bonus
2003: $4.3 million
2004: $5.5 million + $1.2 million bonus
2005: $6.5 million + $2 million bonus
2006: $7 million
2007: $11 million
2008: $12 million
2009: $12 million
2010: $12 million
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Contract |
One-year reconstructed contract with Minnesota Vikings |
$16,000,000 |
2009 |
Salary |
Salary from Minnesota Vikings |
$12,000,000 |
2009 |
Contract |
Two-year contract with Minnesota Vikings |
$25,000,000 |
2008 |
Salary |
Salary from New York Jets after he was traded |
$12,000,000 |
2007 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$12,000,000 |
2006 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$11,000,000 |
2005 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$7,000,000 |
2005 |
Bonus |
Earnings from a roster bonus with Green Bay Packers |
$3,000,000 |
2004 |
Asset |
Value of his Wisconsin Home which is currently in the market for $475,000 |
$416,000 |
2004 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$6,500,000 |
2004 |
Bonus |
Earnings from a roster bonus with Green Bay Packers |
$3,000,000 |
2003 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$5,500,000 |
2003 |
Bonus |
Earnings from a roster bonus with Green Bay Packers |
$3,000,000 |
2002 |
Bonus |
Earnings from a roster bonus with Green Bay Packers |
$3,000,000 |
2002 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$4,300,000 |
2001 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$723,000 |
2001 |
Contract |
Ten-year contract with Green Bay Packers |
$101,500,000 |
2000 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$477,000 |
2000 |
Bonus |
Earnings from a bonus with Green Bay Packers |
$15,000,000 |
1999 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$5,350,000 |
1998 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$4,300,000 |
1997 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$3,100,000 |
1997 |
Contract |
Seven-year contract extension with Green Bay Packers |
$47,250,000 |
1996 |
Bonus |
Signing-in bonus with Green Bay Packers |
$12,000,000 |
1996 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$1,600,000 |
1995 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$3,600,000 |
1994 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$2,900,000 |
1994 |
Contract |
Five-year contract with Green Bay Packers |
$19,000,000 |
1993 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$1,600,000 |
1993 |
Bonus |
Signing-in bonus with Green Bay Packers |
$2,875,000 |
1992 |
Salary |
Salary from Green Bay Packers |
$360,000 |
1992 |
Bonus |
Earnings from a bonus with Green Bay Packers |
$397,000 |
1991 |
Salary |
Salary from Atlanta Falcons |
$310,000 |
1991 |
Contract |
Three-year contract with Atlanta Falcons |
$1,380,000 |
1990 |
Bonus |
Signing-in bonus with Atlanta Falcons |
$450,000 |
1990 |
Salary |
Salary from Atlanta Falcons |
$260,000 |