Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 1, 1 January 2017 — Hawaiʻi star athletes score big paychecks [ARTICLE]

Hawaiʻi star athletes score big paychecks

Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota led the NFL category in Hawaii Business magazine's annual list of earnings for sports stars born or raised in Hawai'i. Honolulu-born Mariota, a Saint Louis School graduate, earned $5,503,176 in 2016. That includes a $3,967,541 signing bonus and a $1,010,635 rosterbonus, according to the magazine. The list of 13 football players also included Greg Salas, who played for the University of Hawai'i before becoming a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills, and Manti Teo, a San Diego Chargers linebacker who graduated fromPunahou School. In 2016, Salas earned $785,000 and Teo earned $1,645,770. Houston Astros pitcher Scott Feldman and Minnesota Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki had the highest earnings in the magazine's Major League Baseball category, pulling in $8 million and $6 million respectively in 2016.