Former Louisville Cardinals are carrying contracts worth $409,958,353 this year in the NFL. That value is significantly up from 2022 thanks to Lamar Jackson’s NFL record-setting contact of 5 years, $260,000,000 (which was just broken by the Charger’s Justin Herbert). Louisville also has the league’s highest cornerback for the 2nd year in a row in Jaire Alexander.
The amount former UofL Football players are set to earn in 2023 is currently $137,390,604.
| Year | Total Contracts Value | Total Yearly Value |
| 2023 | $437,029,384 | $137,390,604 |
| 2022 | $205,661,617 | $154,368,009 |
| 2021 | $159,442,100 | $50,369,365 |
We are keeping an eye on John Miller as a veteran guard that could sign with a franchise after playing last season with the Jaguars. Also former Card Justin Marshall was with the Falcons until two weeks ago, so we’ll continue to monitor his situation as well.
| – | Team | Years on Contract | Total |
| Jaire Alexander | Packers | 4 | $84,000,000.00 |
| Tutu Atwell | Rams | 4 | $5,908,699.00 |
| Mekhi Becton | Jets | 4 | $18,446,048.00 |
| Geron Christian | Dolphins | 1 | $1,232,500.00 |
| Dorian Etheridge | Falcons | 1 | $870,000.00 |
| Dez Fitzpatrick | Steelers | 1 | $870,000.00 |
| Jon Greenard | Texans | 4 | $4,584,222.00 |
| Lamar Jackson | Ravens | 5 | $260,000,000.00 |
| DeVante Parker | Patriots | 3 | $17,366,668.00 |
| Sheldon Rankins | Texans | 1 | $9,750,000.00 |
| Yasir Abdullah | Jaguars | 4 | $4,205,216.00 |
| Malik Cunningham | Patriots | 3 | $2,725,000.00 |
| Yaya Diaby | Buccaneers | 4 | $5,465,411.00 |
| Tyler Hudson | Rams | 3 | $2,695,000.00 |
| Kei’Trel Clark | Cardinals | 4 | $4,048,612.00 |
| Trevor Reid | Eagles | 3 | $2,705,000.00 |
| Hassan Hall | Browns | 3 | $2,710,000.00 |
| Russ Yeast | Rams | 4 | $3,737,008.00 |
| Anthony Johnson | Saints | 3 | $2,710,000.00 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | Lions | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Totals | – | 60 | $ 437,029,384 |
Coaches/Admin
Louisville also has a number of former players with coaching or admin roles in the NFL. This year Jon Gannon is the new Head Coach of the Arizona Cardinals signing a 5-year deal. We don’t know what Gannon is making as the HC, but NFL Head Coaches roughly make between $5-$8M per season.
-Dave Ragone is the Offensive Coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons.
-Sam Madison is the Cornerbacks coach for the Miami Dolphins.
-Jay Gruden is an offensive consultant for the Los Angeles Rams.
-Roman Oben is the VP of Football Development for the NFL.
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