Athlete

Peyton Manning rode off into the sunset a winner when he won his second Super Bowl in February and announced his retirement a month later. The run to the Super Bowl earned Manning $4 million in incentive bonuses on top of his $15 million salary. Manning retires with $249 million in career salary/bonuses from the NFL, $400 million in total earnings, including endorsements, and multiple all-time passing records, including passing yards (71,940), passing touchdowns (539) and game-winning drives (56). His legacy is secured as one of the NFL's greatest players as the league's only five-time MVP award winner. Manning has been the NFL's most marketable player over the past decade and the past year was his biggest yet off the field. He'll appear in five national ad campaigns during the 2016 season despite being retired. He cashed in on memorabilia tied to his retirement and Super Bowl appearance. His partners include Nike, Buick, DirecTV, Gatorade, Nationwide and Papa John's. Manning became a Papa John's pizza franchisee in 2012 when he signed a deal to own 32 stores in the Denver area.