MLB Players Making More Money Than Ezekiel Elliott

The constant fluctuations in progress reports are finally over, as the Dallas Cowboys and running back Ezekiel Elliott have agreed to terms on a six-year, $90 million contract extension.

While the former fourth overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft got the guaranteed money he was looking for ($50 million), he is making $15 million annually, slightly more than Los Angeles Rams rusher Todd Gurley.

When you compare that to MLB contracts, that's nothing. So, just for fun, here are the MLB players that are being paid more per year than Ezekiel Elliott.

• OF Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels: $35.5 million
• SP Zack Greinke, Houston Astros: $34.4 million
• SP Justin Verlander, Houston Astros: $33 million
• 3B Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies: $32.5 million
• SP David Price, Boston Red Sox: $31 million
• 1B Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers: $31 million
• SP Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers: $31 million
• SP Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals: $30 million
• 3B Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: $30 million
• SP Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox: $29 million
• OF Yoenis Cespedes, New York Mets: $27.5 million
• SP Jacob deGrom, New York Mets: $27.5 million
• 1B Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals: $26 million
• SP Jon Lester, Chicago Cubs: $25.8 million
• OF Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies: $25.4 million
• SP Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners: $25 million
• SP Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals: $25 million
• SP Jake Arrieta, Philadelphia Phillies: $25 million
• DH Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees: $25 million
• 2B Robinson Cano, New York Mets: $24 million
• 1B Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels: $24 million
• SP Cole Hamels, Chicago Cubs: $24 million
• 2B Jose Altuve, Houston Astros: $23.4 million
• SP Patrick Corbin, Washington Nationals: $23.3 million
• 3B Josh Donaldson, Atlanta Braves: $23 million
• OF Jason Heyward, Chicago Cubs: $23 million
• 1B Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles: $23 million
• 1B Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds: $22.5 million
• SP Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees: $22.1 million
• DH JD Martinez, Boston Red Sox: $22 million
• SP Jordan Zimmerman, Detroit Tigers: $22 million
• OF Jacoby Ellsbury, New York Yankees: $21.9 million
• SP Johnny Cueto, San Francisco Giants: $21.7 million
• SP Dallas Keuchel, Atlanta Braves: $21.2 million
• OF Justin Upton, Los Angeles Angels: $21.2 million
• OF Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers: $21 million
• SP Yu Darvish, Chicago Cubs: $21 million
• SP Rick Porcello, Boston Red Sox: $20.6 million

There are 75 total MLB players who make more annually than Ezekiel Elliott, even after his new contract extension. For the full list, follow this link.

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