28 athletes have signed contracts worth $250 million or more — here they all are

Patrick Mahomes, Lionel Messi, and Mike Trout are members of the $250 million-contract club.Michael Hickey/Getty Images; Megan Briggs/Getty Images; G Fiume/Getty Images

• Jaylen Brown and Justin Herbert are the newest members of the $250 million contract club.
• Alex Rodriguez, Lionel Messi, and Manny Machado are the only athletes so far to join the club twice.

This week, the NBA's Jaylen Brown and the NFL's Justin Herbert joined one of the most exclusive clubs in sports. They are both now part of the elite fraternity of athletes who have signed a single contract worth at least $250 million.

Brown signed a five-year, $304 million contract with the Boston Celtics, the largest in NBA history. Herbert put his name to a deal with the San Diego Chargers worth $262.5 million over five years.

They are the 27th and 28th members of the club, coming on the heels of soccer legend Lionel Messi joining the club for a second time when he signed with Inter Miami of MLS.

Below, we take a look at all the athletes who have signed a $250 million contract or larger, a list dominated by MLB players and NFL quarterbacks.