These NFL standouts are paid to make the big plays! Drew Brees $13 million Stephon Gilmore 23 million 2. Cam Newton ($23.7 million) Kirk Cousins 23.9 million DeAndre Hopkins 24 million Josh Norman 24.5 million 4. Derek Carr ($25.2 million) Kawann Short ($26 million) 3. Andrew Luck ($27 million) 1. Matthew Stafford ($51 million)