Vince Wilfork cracks list of Top 50 highest paid American athletes

SI.com just released their 7th annual Fortune 50 list of the highest paid American athletes. Seven Boston athletes are on the list, including Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork, who earlier in the year signed a five-year, $40 extension.

According to the piece in SI , Wilfork ranks 38th out of 50. The defensive lineman is the only member of the Patriots on the list. Quarterback Tom Brady, in the final year of his deal, did not make the cut. 

Wilfork joined Celtics forward Kevin Garnett (No. 15), Red Sox pitcher John Lackey (No. 26),  Celtics captain Paul Pierce (No. 27),  Celtics guard Ray Allen (No. 28). Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett  (44), and Sox DH David Ortiz  (47) on the list.

Of Wilfork and his wealth, SI.com writes: ”Normally spendthrift Patriots emptied the bank in March to retain their Pro Bowl nose tackle, signing him to a five-year, $40 million deal that included an $18 million signing bonus up front.”

Brady, in the final year of a $60 million contract that pays him just $3.5 million this season, should find his way back on that list next year.  

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(bostonherald.com)