This is the most exclusive club in New Jersey sports, one with an entrance fee that topped $2 million in 2017.
That's how much you have to make to be included on NJ Advance Media's first compilation of the highest-paid athletes with ties to New Jersey. The 50 athletes on the list -- which includes a Super Bowl winning quarter, an American League MVP and a NASCAR champ -- earned more than $425 million combined last year.
It pays to throw a baseball hard or dunk the basketball. It also pays, as you'll soon discover, to have a really good agent who can get you a guaranteed contract that keeps the checks coming past your prime.