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The median salary in the NFL is $770,000 - The average career is 3.5 years. That's $2.7M - it would take someone making the median US income 54 years

Posted by decline (aka Decline) Sep 25 '13, 07:55

to earn that.

I would consider that a lifetime of income for most Americans.

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- Fact: the majority of those are because of money mismanagement -- nm - decline Sep 25, 08:06 1
  - That's not a fact. You are not a 300 pound man rolling over your leg away from losing your entire earning potential. - David Sep 25, 08:10
- That's people being stupid with massive amounts of money -- not a testament to their short career. - Will Hunting Sep 25, 08:06 1
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  - that is mindboggling. Imagine 60% of your friends being bankrupt. - groiny Sep 25, 08:08
The problem with that stat is that it only considers players who make rosters. - David Sep 25, 07:59 3
- You're talking apples and oranges here - decline Sep 25, 08:05 1
  - It's like considering CEO salaries as relevant to the average American salary. The data is noise, not signal. -- nm - David Sep 25, 08:07
- Then we're not talking NFL players, are we? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 25, 08:04

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