Super Bowl 2020: 10 Highest-Paid Players In Game Between Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers

Patrick Mahomes is expected to become the NFL’s highest-paid player, potentially signing a $200 million contract. That might not happen for at least another year, making the 2018 MVP the biggest bargain in the league.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback is in the third year of his rookie contract, which pays him an average of $4.1 million over four years. He’s the best player in Super Bowl LIV, but he isn’t close to earning the highest salary.

The San Francisco 49ers’ signal caller has already been awarded one of the richest contracts in league history, despite being far less accomplished than Mahomes.

Here are the 10 highest-paid players in the 2020 Super Bowl. This ranking is based on the average annual value of each players’ current contract, according to Spotrac.

1) Jimmy Garoppolo, 49ers Quarterback: $27.5 Million

Garoppolo is the highest-paid player in Sunday’s game. He signed a five-year, $137.5 million contract before the 2018 season when he only had seven career starts. The 28-year-old makes more money than any non-quarterback, and his average salary ranks eighth among signal callers.

2) Frank Clark, Chiefs Defensive End: $20.8 Million

Kansas City’s highest-paid player signed a five-year, $104 million contract with a $19 million signing bonus in April. The agreement came shortly after the Chiefs acquired Clark in a trade. Kansas City sent a 2019 first-round pick and a 2020 second-rounder to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for the pass rusher.

3) Tyreek Hill, Chiefs Wide Receiver: $18 Million

Only two NFL receivers have a higher average salary than Hill. He agreed to a three-year, $54 million extension with Kansas City in September. The Chiefs gave him a new contract fewer than two months after the league decided not to discipline Hill, following an investigation into allegations that the receiver assaulted his son.

4) Dee Ford, 49ers Defensive End: $17.1 Million

Ford infamously had an offsides penalty in the 2019 AFC Championship Game that cost the Chiefs a spot in Super Bowl LIII. Kansas City traded him to San Francisco for a 2020 second-round pick in March. The 49ers gave Ford a five year, $87.5 million contract.

5) Sammy Watkins, Chiefs Wide Receiver: $16 Million

Watkins signed a three-year, $48 million contract with Kansas City prior to the 2018 season. He’s played 24 regular-season games in two years with the Chiefs, totaling 1,192 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Watkins has nine catches for 190 yards in the 2020 playoffs.

6) Tyrann Mathieu, Chiefs Safety: $14 Million

Only one safety makes more money than Mathieu, and the veteran has proven to be well worth his contract. Signing a three-year. $42 million deal with Kansas City last offseason, Mathieu is a 2019 Defensive Player of the Year candidate. He was a First-Team All-Pro selection for the second time in his career.

7) Joe Staley, 49ers Left Tackle: $14 Million

Only five offensive tackles make more money than Staley, who signed a two-year, $28 million extension in June. The veteran has been with San Francisco since the 49ers took him in the first round of the 2007 draft. He’s made the Pro Bowl six times.

8) Kwon Alexander, 49ers Linebacker: $13.5 Million

Alexander was San Francisco's biggest addition in free agency. The 49ers inked the linebacker to a four-year, $54 million deal. He spent the first four seasons of his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Alexander missed the second half of the 2019 season with an injury, but he returned on Wild-Card Weekend.

9) Eric Fisher, Chiefs Left Tackle: $12 Million

Fisher signed a four-year, $48 million extension with Kansas City in 2016 that has him under contract through the 2021 season. The Chiefs selected Fisher with the first overall pick in the 2013 draft.

10), Emmanuel Sanders, 49ers Wide Receiver: $11 Million

The 49ers acquired Sanders in arguably the biggest midseason trade of 2019. San Francisco sent a third and fourth-round pick to the Denver Broncos in exchange for Sanders and a fifth-round pick on Oct. 22. Sanders caught 36 passes for 502 yards in 10 regular-season games with the 49ers. He’s set to become a free agent in March.