How much money do cfl players make?
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The top paid player in the CFL is Dave Dickenson at around $450,000. Milt Stegall is second with around $350,000. This is what I heard last season. But the average salary is only $40-45,000 since the salary cap is around $2.1 million.
118827
There are a couple professional players that make several hundred thousand a year.  The very best players can add to that a bit with the few endorsements reserved for the very top players.
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Each player in the wild-card playoff round earns $17,000 and another $19,000 for the divisional playoff round. Each player in the AFC championship game makes $37,000.\n\nThe winner of the Super Bowl then makes another $73,000, while the loser earns $38,000.\n\nWith the contracts today, this is probably less than just about everyone's per-game paycheck during the regular season.
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I agree. It feels like there is a void that NFL, Arena Football, and NFL can't fill. The CFL is a  Canadian institution, and I miss it every year during the off-season. Especially cause I know that so much will change until the next season starts, both in my own personal life and in the CFL itself. My team the Riders will certainly be making some drastic changes, and my other team the Stamps will tinker as well. \n\nPlus, the CFL off-season is so long... 7 months. That's more than half a year.
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MLB has the highest average salaries, I believe, at $2.5-$3 million.  The NFL has average salaries close to $1.5 million.  The NBA and NHL are also in the $1-2 million range.  I'm quoting these from memory, as I've seen the numbers before, but they may have changed since I read the article.\n\nNote that the best players get payed quite a bit more than that (some are over $20 million).  All of the leagues have minimum salaries in the $300k-$500k range.
602110
I am not, but there is one individual in LA who was reported to have season tickets at $3000 for the season. His yearly salary is $10,000. I give him props as the biggest fan of any team. That was reported on ESPN, Mike & Mike in the morning, Cold Pizza, and PTI, all ESPN shows.
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The quality of talent is low.\n\nLet's compare some of the QB's of the early 1980's to now:\nBC:  then DeWalt, now Dickinson - even\nEdm: then Moon (and Dunigan), now Ray - edge Moon, but Ray is the best in the CFL now\nCal:  then Johnson, now Burris - edge Burris\nSask:  then Hufnagel, now Joseph - edge Joseph\nWpg: then Brock, now Glenn - wide edge to Brock\nHam: then Clements, now Maas - wide edge to Clements\nTor:  then Holloway, now 43 yr old Allen - wide edge to Holloway\nMtl:  then Barnes, now aging Calvillo - even
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NBA players have the highest average salary of all professional sports in the United States. As of last year, NBA players averaged $4.9 million. Coming in second are MLB players, who averaged $2.49 million. NHL players averaged $1.79 million in 2002-03, the latest season in which their union has figures available. And NFL players averaged $1.26 million last year. \n\nAs mentioned earlier, this is due to a combination of factors, including sport marketability, number of regular season games played (82 for NBA players, 16 for NFL players), and number of players on each roster (About 14 for NBA teams, versus 53 for NFL teams).
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pro NBA players minimum salary per season used to be about $850,000 to $900,000.00. This was about ten years ago. I am sure the players union has gotten Comm. Stern to up this total since then.
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like 80.per hour or less.  I know they made about $12-28 a year.
931961
The CFL's problem is the result of the mindset of the Canadian fan that the American product is better.  Rather than promote the Canadian athlete the leaque has increased the number of Americans on each of their teams over the years.  The result is that Canadian teams are stocked with Americans who were not looked at by the NFL or were looked at and deemed not good enough to play, for whatever reason, in the NFL.  Football fans are not stupid.  Given the choice between watching the top American players in the NFL or the rejected players who turn up in the CFL, more and more fans are turning to staying home and watching the NFL on TV.  \n\nPersonally I feel that a lot of good Canadian talent is not given the opportunity to play professional football in the CFL because of the number of positions taken up by Americans.  This is the typical Canadian inferiority complex that Canadians are not good enough (Hockey, of course is exempted from this inferiority complex) to compete.  You don't get good enough if your chance is limited.\n\nI spend 0 time watching the NFL and limited time watching the CFL.  I do support football in Canada by attending some high school games, and most of our local junior team and university team games.  I find them exciting and enjoyable.  Too bad so few of them are able to continue playing after their amateur careers are completed. \n\nNot sure if I answered your question but I did state an opinion!!
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Pretty good salary to play Hockey
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The amount minor leaguers get paid is very small. The best prospects may make a lot of money but almost all of it is normally in the form of bonuses and not a salary. The minimum wage for players in the majors is 316,000 but for AAA players that is much lower. The minimum wage for a first year triple A player is 2150 a month, double A makes 1500 a month, high A 1050 a month and low A 850 a month. This salary goes up each year you are at that level. If a player gets moved up a level his contract is prorated and he is paid a fraction of the minimum at that higher level based off the amount of time he spends there
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They make that big money for only a few years, when they are at the top of their physical condition.  They also use that top strength very, very hard, and suffer a lot of injuries.  So they need a lot of money to invest in something to take care of them when they can no longer play.\n\nThe second reason is supply and demand:  Only the very best players make it to the NFL after college, and they can demand a premium salary because the supply is so limited for the amount of demand.  And only the most successful of the NFL players can count on going on to commentary and product endorsements that continue once he is no longer playing; again referring back to the idea that they must plan for their future.\n\nAlso, they tend to expect to live a lavish lifestyle because they are in the public eye, and it takes money to pay for the security necessary to keep the public from overwhelming their private lives.\n\nDon't envy them too much; it's not all roses and super bowls.
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The fact that there was an attempt of expanding into an american market was clever but I believe its was bad managemnet by the CFL. \nIf you are going to bring a product onto the market that people are used to seeing already (NFL) but change it a lil, its got to be 10 times better for it to survive. In the CFL's case they could not appeal to millions with their fast paced game.\nAmericans are used to their NFL/College 4-down style of football and I dont think that they were ready embrace it. Also look at it from the other points The NFL is a billion dollar league that operates and runs solely for the american people. Other leagues tried such as the XFL and some smaller leagues. Let's look at who has survived... only Arena Football.\nI personally dont think that it was a good idea for the CFL to have expanded into the US... rather they should of looked to secure their canadian markets i.e. (Victoria, Halifax, St. John's)... They needed to build around the country to form that regional claim to each team. \nIf you can't build a product in your own home why try elsewhere. Will you be successful?
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Follow the source link below, should give you everything you need to know about the CFL
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It depends on the type of contract - many players have split contracts that say something like "Player X will earn $330,000/yr if on the major league roster and $50,000 if in the minor leagues."  This is fairly common with players who are early in their career, who are also the only ones who can be sent to the minors without their approval.