Top 10 highest-paid Wisconsin athletes

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Wisconsin sports fans unite behind their favorite teams with big-hearted enthusiasm. But no matter the team colors and the tailgating and the hoopla that surround our fan favorites, it requires healthy payrolls for professional franchises to stay at the top of their games. The Milwaukee Business Journal 's Barb Zaferos took a look at the state's highest-paid athletes. For the full list, click here .

While the Green Bay Packers' quarterback is still recovering for now, Aaron Rodgers makes more than any other athlete in Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Business Journal lists Rodgers as number one, making well over $20 million a year. Photo by: Tom Pennington

Left fielder Ryan Braun is the second highest-paid athlete in Wisconsin. The Brewers player's salary is $20 million. Photo by: Stacy Revere

Bucks player Greg Monroe makes over $17 million, making him number three on the Milwaukee Business Journal's list. Photo by: Maddie Meyer

Number 22 for the Bucks, Khris Middleton, comes in fourth place on the list. Photo by: Kevin C. Cox

Clay Matthews of the Green Bay Packers is appearing in a Verizon ad campaign

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Wide receiver Randall Cobb comes in at number 6 on the Business Journal's list. The Packers player makes over $12.5 million.Photo by: Ronald Martinez

Milwaukee Brewers' pitcher Matt Garza is the seventh highest paid athlete in the state, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal. Photo by: Stacy Revere

John Henson, number 31 for the Bucks, comes in eighth place, with a salary of just over $12 million.Photo by: Maddie Meyer

Number 87 for the Green Bay Packers, Jordy Nelson, is the ninth highest-paid athlete in Wisconsin with an over $11 million salary.Photo by: Jonathan Daniel

Milwaukee Bucks player Mirza Teletovic comes in at number 10, raking in $10.5 million according to the Milwaukee Business Journal. Photo by: Stacy Revere

Top 10 highest-paid Wisconsin athletes

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