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Shedeur Sanders' Record $17.7M NFLPA Income Detailed in New Report Amid Panini Trading Card Contract
- Sanders earned a record $17.7 million in licensing income during his rookie season, largely from trading cards.
- About $15 million of the total came from trading cards, per NFLPA reporting.
- Panini contracts were central; Sanders signed an exclusive autograph trading card deal ahead of the 2025 draft.
- Panini's run as the NFL card maker ended in March, affecting potential new cards featuring the Browns logo.
- Sanders’ NFL debut season included a late-season surge with 1,400 passing yards, seven TDs, and 10 interceptions.
- The NFLPA report with the Department of Labor is the source for the licensing figure.
- Colorado coach Deion Sanders said jersey sales were not included in the reported total.
- Tom Brady previously held the group licensing income record with $9.5 million in 2022.
- Sanders’ 2025 Browns contract followed as a fifth-round pick with a four-year, $4.65 million deal.
- Sanders started the final seven Browns games in his rookie season, going 3-4 overall.
- The report traces Sanders’ income across group licensing and NIL categories for context.
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