Sporting News · Oct 7, 2016
How can an NFL player go broke?
How can an NFL player go broke? Originally answered on September 7th, 2016.
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Any number of reasons, most of which also apply to any non-NFL player resident in the USA.
The NFL minimum salary is $450,000 per year for a rookie. Most NFL players make the minimum salary, because there are far more guys who rotate through practice squads than who make the billboards.
The average length of career in the NFL is 3.3 years.