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By Spike Eskin
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Forbes has released their list of the 100 highest paid athletes for 2012, and there are a few Philadelphia connections on the list.
Michael Vick will make the most of any Philadelphia athlete, coming in at #50 overall with $22 million. Ryan Howard was next at #53, making $21.5 million. Roy Halladay, Howard’s teammate both on the Phillies and on the disabled list ranked 61st with $20.6 million.
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Boxers took the top two spots on the list, with Floyd Mayweather coming in first with $85 million, and Manny Pacquiao second with $62 million. Mayweather is currently serving a 90-day jail sentence for domestic battery.
You can see the complete list here.
Do you think Vick, Halladay or Howard are overpaid? Let us know in the comments.
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