Linebacker Jon Beason #52 of the Carolina Panthers is introduced prior to the Panthers game against the Chicago Bears at Bank of America Stadium on October 10, 2010 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Getty Images
Posted: 05/14/2012
Its no secret that if you work in the sports world, chances are you probably make a lot of cool, hard cash. So the folks at The Bleacher Report decided to rank those who they think are the most overpaid people in sports.
1. Jim Rome - sportscaster for CBS ($30 million)
2. Rashard Lewis - ($23 million)
3. Sam Bradford - NFL player ($13 million)
4. Charles Johnson - NFL player ($32 million)
5. Skip Bayless - sportscaster for ESPN ($500,000)
6. Vernon Wells - MLB player ($128 million)
7. Elton Brand - NBA player ($18 million)
8. Jon Gruden- ESPN commentator ($4.3 million)
9. Ben Gordon- NBA player ($50 million)
10. Sidney Rice - NFL player ($41 million)
11. Alfonso Soriano - MLB player ($136 million)
12. Rick Reilly - sportscaster for ESPN ($17 million)
13. Antawn Jamison - NBA player ($28 million)
14. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - NASCAR driver ($28 million)
15. Chris Berman - sportscaster for ESPN ($3 million)
To see why the staff of The Bleacher Report chose the men on this list, click here
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