Lucrative athlete endorsement deals

POSTED: 08:54 AM PDT Mar 21, 2012    UPDATED: 11:37 AM PDT Mar 28, 2012 

NBA and media sensation Jeremy Lin recently announced that he signed a two-year endorsement contract with Volvo. Take a look at other professional athletes who have reaped the benefits of lucrative endorsement deals.

LeBron James dunking basketball
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Lebron James. The Miami Heat star signed a huge, seven-year deal with Nike in 2003, with a payout of $90 million. Lebron had not even played in a single pro basketball game yet when the deal was signed.

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