The rank-and-file football player, arguably, is underpaid, particularly in comparison to their colleagues in MLB or the NBA. I think the median salary for non-

The rank-and-file football player, arguably, is underpaid, particularly in comparison to their colleagues in MLB or the NBA. I think the median salary for non-rookie deal NBA players is north of $5 million/year now. Baseball is similarly outrageous for veterans that reach free agency (the Red Flops were handing out $10 million deals like candy the last couple of years). Not to mention that those deals are guaranteed, unlike the NFL, where players are routinely cut when injured or just before they reach thresholds where bonuses kick in. s