30. Von Miller (OLB) - $108.5 million

30. Von Miller (OLB) - $108.5 million

Vonnie B'Vsean Miller Jr. is a dog on the football field. Offensive coordinators, o-linemen, quarterbacks, and runningbacks adjust their game just to avoid his presence. And even at 30-years-old, he's still garnering the much-deserved respect he requires every time he steps on the field. From 2007 to 2010, Von Miller attended Texas A&M University where he racked up a total of 181 tackles, 33.0 sacks, and forced seven fumbles. His senior year, he was granted with All-American honors and awarded the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker.

After showing out on the collegiate level, Von Miller was drafted 2nd overall in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos where he's played all of his nine seasons with the Colorado franchise. Instantly, Von Miller made an impact winning the Rookie of the Year in 2011 and contributed to the Broncos Super Bowl 50 win and exited the game as Super Bowl MVP. With seven Pro Bowl honors of his nine seasons in the league, Miller signed a six-year extension for $114.5 million with $70 million guaranteed in 2016. Including endorsements, bonuses, and extra monetized monies, Von Miller is a rich man bringing in $108.5 million throughout his career thus far.

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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