[The Pack Knight]

One thing that's interesting..

The NFL generates more revenue than any other sports league, but the highest paid football player in 2007, Leonard Davis, is only the 19th highest paid athlete in the world. The only other NFL player in the top 25 is Reggie Bush, at 23rd. (Source: Forbes).

Of course, that probably has less to do with the draft than it does with the salary cap, the large number of players, and the way the gear makes players less recognizable.

[The Pack Knight]

So, the Packers take Brian Brohm. Interesting. Their GM says Aaron Rogers is the starter, but does this mean they don’t consider him their long-term guy?

[justiceseeker93]

I have a hard time believing that Bret Favre wasn’t the highest paid player in the game, nor was Tom Brady, nor was Payton Manning. They would be by far the three most recognizable names to the general public, you would think.

As far as comparisons with other sports, they are unrealistic, especially those with athletes in individual sports like golf and tennis and auto racing, where earnings (excluding product endorsements) depend strictly on winning prize money offered by event sponsors.