How to Find a List of NFL Player Salaries
The minimum National Football League player salary is $310,000, as of 2010. Every team also has a maximum amount (salary cap) which they can spend on each player's salary. The maximum is $127 million. As a player gets more experience, the salary increases. NFL player salaries are bargained by the National Football League Players Association. Finding these NFL players' salaries may take a little digging as they are not listed on the NFL website. Use some alternative ways in finding their salaries.
Instructions
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Go to the Salary Database on USA Today. The database includes individual player salaries for the NFL, NBA, MLB and the NHL. To find NFL player salaries, navigate to the website, choose "Football" or input a player's last name. Some other search options are by season, team or position.
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Check rosters on NFL video games. Start by setting up your roster. As you browse in the roster look below or on the right side of the player's picture for information on their salaries, which include their caps. The player's salaries are real salaries reported from the NFL teams.
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Look in sports magazines towards the beginning of the football season. Journalists will often compile a list of NFL player salaries for a weekly column. Send a letter or email to a sports writer for a list of NFL players and their salaries if you still cannot find these player salaries.
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Tips & Warnings
Starting with the 2001 season, signing bonuses for NFL player salaries are listed in entirety only for the year the contract was signed.
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