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Where do former state stars rank among the NFL's highest-paid players?

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (left) signed the richest contract in NFL history on Wednesday – a six-year deal worth $139.125 million. How do the NFL players with Alabama football roots stack up against Luck? Here are the 25 richest contracts held by players from state high schools and colleges as measured by the total value of the contract. (All contract values come from the sports-financial web site spotrac.com.)

The former Vigor High and Auburn star is entering the third season of a four-year, $18,000,000 contract. Marks’ base salary for the 2016 season is $3.