Kirk Cousins plans to sign a 3-year, $84 million contract—here are the 20 highest-paid NFL quarterbacks

On Thursday, quarterback Kirk Cousins plans to a sign a three-year, fully guaranteed contract with the Minnesota Vikings for $84 million, ESPN reports. Although the deal isn't yet final, if it goes through, Cousins will become the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL.

He would overtake Jimmy Garoppolo, the 26-year-old quarterback who signed a five-year, $137.5 million contract with the 49ers in February. At the time, Garoppolo overtook Matthew Stafford as the highest-paid player in the NFL.

Using data from Sportrac, here are the 20 highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL, including Cousins' potential deal, ranked by average annual salary for 2018.

Team: Cleveland Browns
Average annual salary 2018: $15,250,000

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Average annual salary 2018: $16,000,000

Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
Average annual salary 2018: $18,000,000

Team: Miami Dolphins
Average annual salary 2018: $19,250,000

Team: New England Patriots
Average annual salary 2018: $20,500,000

Team: Atlanta Falcons
Average annual salary 2018: $20,750,000

Team: Carolina Panthers
Average annual salary 2018: $20,760,000

Team: San Diego Chargers
Average annual salary 2018: $20,812,500

Team: New York Giants
Average annual salary 2018: $21,000,000

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Average annual salary 2018: $21,850,000

Team: Seattle Seahawks
Average annual salary 2018: $21,900,000

Team: Green Bay Packers
Average annual salary 2018: $22,000,000

Team: Baltimore Ravens
Average annual salary 2018: $22,133,333

Team: Washington Redskins
Average annual salary 2018: $23,500,000

Team: Indianapolis Colts
Average annual salary 2018: $24,594,000

Team: New Orleans Saints
Average annual salary 2018: $25,000,000

Team: Oakland Raiders
Average annual salary 2018: $25,000,000

Team: Detroit Lions
Average annual salary 2018: $27,000,000

Team: San Francisco 49ers
Average annual salary 2018: $27,500,000

Team: Minnesota Vikings
Average annual salary 2018: $28,000,000

This is an updated version of a previously published story.

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