SKYFLUX88: TOP HIGHEST PAID ATHLETES UPDATED 2017

These are the top 20 highest-paid athletes of all time and their career earnings adjusted for inflation.

Before we go over the list heres the top 3 highest paid and a little additional detail about their acquired income

1.Michael Jordan: M.J remains the highest-paid athlete of all time. The basketball superstar made more than $93 million over his 15 year professional basketball career. Today, he brings home $100 million a year just from his deal with Nike. The Nike-owned Jordan brand accounts for more than 50% of the basketball sneaker market and made $2.8 billion in revenue for Nike over the past year alone. Nike expects the Jordan brand to bring in $4.5 billion in revenue by 2020. Michael Jordan collects a royalty on every shoe, hoodie, short, etc. sold by Nike. Michael Jordan has career earnings of $1.7 billion

2.Tiger Woods: Tiger Woodsremains the second-highest paid athlete of all time. For 11 straight years, Woods was the highest-paid athlete in the world. His peak earnings year in 2008 saw him netting $115 million. This was thanks to very lucrative endorsement deals with Gatorade, Nike, Gillette, Buick, and more. Today, this golf legend earns 50% less than he did during the height of his PGA success. Woods earned $45 million over the past year thanks to appearances, sponsors, and course design fees. He has career earnings of $1.65 billion.

3.Arnold Palmer :Golf legend Arnold Palmer remains third on the list of highest-paid athletes. During his 52 years playing professional golf on the PGA and Senior Tours, he made $3.6 million in prize money. The last time he won a golf prize was at the Bob Hope Desert Classic in 1973. Palmer was really the first player to reap the financial rewards of product endorsement. He and his agent created the model for endorsements that so many athletes today rely on. Prior to his death in September 2016, Palmer made more than $40 million a year thanks to endorsements, licensing agreements, and 500 retail stores selling Arnold Palmer branded clothing and footwear in Asia.