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Retired professional football player Drew Bledsoe has an estimated net worth of $48 million. This football quarterback spent 14 seasons with the National Football League before his official retirement. From 1993 through 2001, Bledsoe served as the starting quarterback of the New England Patriots.
After spending three years with the Washington State University, the New England Patriots selected Bledsoe as its first overall pick in the first round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played with the Patriots from 1993 through 2001. Shortly, he started playing for the Buffalo Bills. In 2005, he began playing for the Dallas Cowboys where he signed a three-year, $23 million contract with the franchise. But in 2006, his performance on the field became erratic and led the Cowboys to release him. On April 11, 2007, Drew Bledsoe officially announced his retirement from the National Football League. In July 2012, Football Nation named Bledsoe as the 30th greatest quarterback in the post-merger era of the NFL.
Drew Bledsoe was born on February 14, 1972 in Ellensburg, Washington. He eventually lived in Bend, Oregon with his wife Maura and their four children named Henry, John, Stuart and Healy.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2018 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling price of Drew Bledsoe's 15,000-square-foot mansion in Oregon |
$6,950,000 |
2016 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling price of Drew Bledsoe's home in Bend, Oregon |
$6,500,000 |
2006 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the Dallas Cowboys for the year 2006 |
$2,000,000 |
2006 |
Bonus |
Roster bonus with the Dallas Cowboys for the year 2006 |
$500,000 |
2006 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the Dallas Cowboys for the year 2006 |
$666,670 |
2005 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the Dallas Cowboys for the year 2005 |
$666,670 |
2005 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the Dallas Cowboys for the year 2005 |
$2,000,000 |
2005 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the Buffalo Bills for the year 2005 |
$4,330,000 |
2005 |
Contract |
A three-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys |
$14,000,000 |
2004 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Drew Bledsoe's 15,000-square-foot mansion in Oregon |
$750,000 |
2004 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the Buffalo Bills for the year 2004 |
$2,170,000 |
2004 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the Buffalo Bills for the year 2004 |
$2,250,000 |
2004 |
Contract |
A three-year contract with the Buffalo Bills |
$18,500,000 |
2003 |
Bonus |
Workout and Optional bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 2003 |
$5,430,000 |
2003 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the New England Patriots for the year 2003 |
$5,400,000 |
2002 |
Bonus |
Workout and Optional bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 2002 |
$1,430,000 |
2002 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the New England Patriots for the year 2002 |
$4,900,000 |
2001 |
Bonus |
Optional bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 2001 |
$1,330,000 |
2001 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the New England Patriots for the year 2001 |
$3,400,000 |
2001 |
Contract |
A ten-year contract with the New England Patriots |
$103,000,000 |
2000 |
Bonus |
Workout and Restructional bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 2000 |
$655,000 |
2000 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 2000 |
$1,640,000 |
2000 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the New England Patriots for the year 2000 |
$6,340,000 |
1999 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 1999 |
$1,640,000 |
1999 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the New England Patriots for the year 1999 |
$4,100,000 |
1999 |
Bonus |
Workout and Restructional bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 1999 |
$655,000 |
1998 |
Misc. |
Miscellaneous fees with the New England Patriots for the year 1998 |
$100,000 |
1998 |
Bonus |
Workout bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 1998 |
$100,000 |
1998 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 1998 |
$2,400,000 |
1998 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the New England Patriots for the year 1998 |
$4,500,000 |
1997 |
Bonus |
Workout bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 1997 |
$100,000 |
1997 |
Misc. |
Miscellaneous fees with the New England Patriots for the year 1997 |
$200,000 |
1997 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the New England Patriots for the year 1997 |
$2,600,000 |
1997 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 1997 |
$2,400,000 |
1996 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the New England Patriots for the year 1996 |
$1,500,000 |
1996 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 1996 |
$2,400,000 |
1996 |
Bonus |
Workout bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 1996 |
$100,000 |
1995 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 1995 |
$11,500,000 |
1995 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the New England Patriots for the year 1995 |
$1,700,000 |
1995 |
Contract |
A seven-year contract with the New England Patriots |
$42,000,000 |
1994 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 1994 |
$750,000 |
1994 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the New England Patriots for the year 1994 |
$1,280,000 |
1993 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the New England Patriots for the year 1993 |
$4,500,000 |
1993 |
Salary |
Annual salary with the New England Patriots for the year 1993 |
$1,030,000 |
1993 |
Contract |
A three-year contract with the New England Patriots |
$8,340,000 |