If you take the quarterbacks and the absurdly over-paid edge rushers out of the equation, and the NFL average salary starts to come down quite a bit closer to t

If you take the quarterbacks and the absurdly over-paid edge rushers out of the equation, and the NFL average salary starts to come down quite a bit closer to that 500k mark. Some would argue that that bit of economics is part of what is diluting the product on the field. There is little incentive to keep mid-career, mid-talent guys around, when you can use guys on rookie contracts that are half or a quarter the price, for 75% of the skill. Except there's a lot of deficit in experience and savviness.