2. David Beckham – $50 million                                  2. Serena Williams – $14 million

3. Michael Jordan – $45 million                                   3. Venus Williams – $13 million

4. Phil Mickelson – $45 million                                    4. Justine Henin – $12.5 million

5. Kimi Raikkonen – $44 million                                  5. Michelle Wie -$12 million

6. Kobe Bryant – $39 million                                       6. Annika Sorenstam – $11 million

7. LeBron James – $38 million                                    7. Lorena Ochoa – $10 million

8. Ronaldinho – $37 million                                         8. Danica Patrick – $8 million

9. Valentino Rossi – $35 million                                  9. Ana Ivanovic – $6 million

10. Roger Federer – $35 million                                 10. Paula Creamer – $6 million

Not Bad for a years worth of playing your favorite pastime sport in front of millions of viewers. I wouldn’t mind trading salaries with any of these athletes for a couple of years. Hell, I’d be down to do it for even a couple of weeks!

Only two days later, T.O. decided to sign with the Buffalo Bills and agreed to a 1 year deal for $6.5 million dollars. Owens said he was happy to leave ‘America’s team’ and play for ‘North-America’s team’.

Personally, I think this was a smart move for Buffalo, especially since it’s only a one-year deal, so in case anything goes wrong, it would be short-lived. I’m excited for the bills (especially since they are my favorite football team) because they seemed to be lacking an offensive weapon last season. Hopefully, he and Lee Evans will get along and help push the Bills back into the playoffs.