Most NFL players make under 500,000 a year and most NFL careers don’t go longer than a few years.
The Average NFL Player
January 31, 2011
• Average NFL player salary: $1.9 million
• Median NFL player salary: $770,000
• Average NFL career length: 3.5 years
• Number of players on injured reserve in 2010: 352
• Average NFL player age: 27
Data: National Football League; National Football League Players Assn.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_06/b4214058615722.htm
The lowest make $1.9 million in just 3.5 years.
If they can’t figure out how to make $1.9 work for them, they are socialists and deserve nothing.