johnnymk

http://asp.usatoday.com/sports/footb...s/default.aspx

USA TODAY's football salaries database contains year-by-year listings of salaries for National Football League players, from the 2000 season through the most recently-completed season. The search options here allow you to see salaries and bonuses for specific players, plus median and total salaries for each team.

The data are based on USA TODAY research, information from player agents and NFL Players Association research documents.

For each player, the database shows his base salary, signing bonus, other bonuses and cap value. The base salary is the value according to his contract; however, he may not have received the entire amount. The column labeled "salary" is the actual amount he received in base salary and bonuses combined.

All players receive a minimum base salary. For players whose base salary is listed as $0, their actual base salary was rolled into a bonus.

Starting with the 2001 season, signing bonuses are listed in entirety only for the year the contract was signed. In prior years, the bonus is pro-rated over the life of the contract. As a result, a player's total salary can fluctuate extensively from one year to the next.

The column labeled "Other Bonuses" includes roster, report, workout and other bonuses, plus any likely-to-be-earned bonuses.

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ray

Well, seeing that the Washington Redskins have one of the highest payrolls, I am going to have to say that a majority of the players are well paid.