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One of the perks of being a pro athlete? The paycheck. At least, to those of us who  don’t play professional sports, making $5 million a year to play football seems like a pretty okay gig. Another perk of that job? The athletes would probably say it’s the hot wives and girlfriends. Until they find out that their wives and girlfriends make more money than they do.  But some guys, like Hank Baskett and Gerard Pique don’t seem to care that their wives are bringing home the bacon. They’re all… enlightened or something. (Or they just like the money and don’t care who makes it. That’s probably it.) Here are 9 athletes who make LESS money than their wives or girlfriends: 9 Athletes Who Make Less Than Their WAGs Open Slideshow 1. Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady How does one of the most famous quarterbacks in the NFL top his own salary? By marrying the most famous and highly-paid model in the WORLD. View As List 1. Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady How does one of the most famous quarterbacks in the NFL top his own salary? By marrying the most famous and highly-paid model in the WORLD. 2. Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson Eric Johnson played football for, like, 2 minutes. Jessica Simpson keeps herself in the spotlight which means she keeps herself in the money. 3. Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett Hank Bassett’s paycheck from his football career is no match for Kendra’s significant financial ASSets. 4. Elisabeth and Tim Hasselbeck Now that Elisabeth has jumped from spouting her extrememe views on The View to the cameras at Fox, Tim Hasselbeck never has to work again. 5. Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher Carrie Underwood is the most successful star to come out of American Idol and Mike Fisher plays hockey in the US. Her fanbase is way bigger than his and so is her paycheck. 6. Adriana Lima and Marko Jaric Marko Jaric out-kicked his coverage by marrying Victoria’s Secret supermodel Adriana Lima. Her paycheck makes her the 4th highest paid supermodel in the world. 7. Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie All Hilary Duff’s done in the past two years is have a baby and she’s STILL making more money than Mike Comrie. That’s TALENT. 8. Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom While their marriage is headed to divorce court, there was no way Lamar Odom could compete with Khloe Kardashian’s family net worth of nearly $80 million. 9. Shakira and Gerard Pique Marrying Shakira made Gerard Pique a worldwide star earning $4 million a year. But that’s a paltry number compared to Shakira’s salary.

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