It's generally accepted that the top contracts are negotiated to be surpassed, so Brees' reign as the NFL's highest paid player (by average yearly salary) will be short lived, especially if recent salary trends hold true. For example, when Eli Manning became the highest paid player in 2009 by signing a sixyear contract extension with the New York Giants averaging $16.25 million per year (with $35 million guaranteed), his contract average was exceeded by Tom Brady's 13 months later once he signed a fouryear contract extension with the New England Patriots averaging $18 million per year. After tying Brady as the NFL's salary king, Peyton Manning's fiveyear, $96 million contract with the Denver Broncos became the new salary benchmark in March for approximately four months..The Cork hurlers were on the same outing Christy Ring is captured in a splendid photograph taken on the boat. It was an incredible perk at the time to visit New York. Dan is the first Mayo or Louth footballer to wri