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A list of the highest paid players in the NFL
Looking for information on this article, the latest data from the presentation of wages is high in the NFL for the 2008 season. Note that this list changes from year to year. In addition, the NFL salary cap imposed by the Commission increased from one year to another.
The salary cap is the sum of money from an NFL team can spend on players salaries. The salary cap has increased steadily year after year since its inception in 1994.
Essentially, the NFL salary cap, as negotiated by the players of the Union in the current collective agreement is 62.24% of all the football-related income, divided by 32 teams.
For the 2009 season, the figure is 128 million dollars. The following example shows the constant salary cap increase since 1999
Salary cap NFL, "the wages of year players
- 2008 116 one million
- 2007 109 million
- 2006 102 million
- 2005 $ 85,500,000
- 2004 80.5 million
- 2003 75000000
- 2002 71000000
- 2001 67500000
- 2000 62200000 dólares
- $ 1999 58.4 million
With the increase in the salary cap, the fact that player salaries. The real question is how money is distributed to the players. It is a type of distribution model of wages that the use of computers that are not known to the general public. What is known is that the 20 salary for 2008 was only a couple of quarters. Even the highest paid player in 2008 was quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. So were the highest paid NFL players in 2008. The following table shows all:
TOP 20 most paid players in 2008
- 1. QB Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh $ 27,701,920
- 2. DE Jared Allen, Minnesota $ 21,119,256
- 3. WR Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona $ 17,103,480
- 4. QB JaMarcus Russell, Oakland $ 16,872,400
- 5. RB Michael Turner, Atlanta $ 16,003,840
- 6. G Chris Snee, NY Giants $ 14,890,000
- 7. Asante CB Samuel, Philadelphia $ 14,145,000
- 8. WR Randy Moss, New England $ 14,006,720
- 9. T Flozell Adams, Dallas $ 14,005,760
- 10. DT Tommy Kelly, Oakland $ 13,978,480
- 11. WR Terrell Owens, Dallas $ 13,731,560
- 12. WR Bernard Berrian, Minnesota $ 13,705,000
- 13. T Michael Roos, Tennessee $ 13,505,520
- 14. C Jeff Faine, Tampa Bay $ 13,105,760
- 15. DE Will Smith, New Orleans $ 12,950,000
- 16. QB Tony Romo, Dallas $ 12,886,600
- 17. G Travelle Wharton, Carolina $ 12,850,000
- 18. Antwan Odom, DE, Cincinnati $ 12,800,000
- 19. CB Terence Newman, Dallas $ 12,611,240
- 20. Marion Barber, RB, Dallas $ 12,522,400
As mentioned earlier, so teams pay their players and the value they attach to their known only by a few, including agents players. Interestingly, players with high salary does not necessarily mean success for the team.
An example of this. One of the top teams successful in the NFL over the last ten years have been the New England Patriots. However, only one player the Patriots are in the top 20. This receiver Randy Moss. However, Oakland, during the last ten years, which has two players in the top 20 ha, which is not the success the Patriots have had. As the harsh reality have not even approached.
Also, you can see the Dallas Cowboys five players in the 20 for 2008, but have not been in the Super Bowl since 1995 (Super Bowl XXX). It seems that the New England Patriots to spread their money around their players, so that one or some players are not paid a huge salary while the rest of the players make a fraction of this amount. Randy Moss may be an exception to this rule.
The team concept of the distribution of wages as part of employment Patriots the team concept they have set for their players when it comes to playing football. The Patriot organization believe that it takes a total team effort to win games football, not just a little effort players.Maybe which is one reason why the Patriots have been so successful in the past ten years. And do not forget that Patriots is one of the best teams in the NFL managed. Part of this management is the assignment of wages. Team owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick seem to know what they do.
In all cases, NFL player salaries continue to rise year after year. Today, the youngest rookie made a minimum of $ 285,000.00 (at least for 2007). For all professional sports, NFL players are better paid. Therefore, for players seeking college entrance in the NFL. But we must not forget that the average duration of a career for a NFL player is only 4 years. It is therefore obvious that a player must do what we can in this short race. The question is whether the value of these players high salaries.
A person's salary depends on one factor. So many others can do the job do? The lower the number of people who can perform a specific job, pay more. Not many people can play in the NFL. In addition, the players deserve the best part of income that occurs simply because without the players, there would be a commercial entity. And since the fans are willing to pay high ticket prices, then must answer the question yes, the players do not deserve the salaries they receive.
Football is a form of entertainment, but it is a form of entertainment The U.S. can not do without. Even in Roman times, people needed to see the gladiators fight in the Coliseum. The difference is today's players do not kill each other.
Ultimately, fans do not seem to really care about players' salaries. Just watch their teams with the hope that his team reach the Super Bowl, or, in some cases, only one winning season. And this season is in development in an interesting point.
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About the Author
Thomas Sullivan, the author of this article, is a web developer and publisher who lives in the Boston, MA area. He is the creator of Intellego Web Publishing and the creator of the site New England Patriots Memorabilia. He has written several sports related articles which are currently running on various sites throughout the Internet. He is also an avid New England Patriot fan.
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