Russell Wilson is easily one of the most slept on quarterbacks on this current generation. He's reliable, consistent, precise, and poised in high-pressure moments, everything you can ask for in a franchise quarterback. Somehow, his name usually comes up last when discussing top tier quarterbacks. Initially, Wilson began his collegiate sports career, at North Carolina State University playing both baseball and football from 2008 to 2010. The following year, Wilson took his talents to the University of Wisconsin where he led the Badgers to a Big Ten Championship over the Michigan State Spartans.
Surprisingly, Wilson was drafted 75th overall in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks where he's played all eight seasons of his pro-football career. Wilson's initial contract was for a two-year commitment for $2.9 million. Since Wilson helped the Seahawks capture their first Super Bowl victory in 2013 which sparked the franchise to offer him a renegotiated four-year extension, $87.6 million in 2015. This year, Wilson became the highest-paid NFL player after signing another four-year extension for $140 million. This year alone, Wilson will be bringing in $35 million in a single season.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.