And look for the   good  items  those that are often covered   upfront   and often   guaranteed  like signing bonuses,  roster bonus,  workout bonus, incentives.   The salaries are     "nice"   but the others are      "ca$h in your wallet guaranteed  money"    regardless of injuries, cuts, whatever.     

Hey I have a Masters' Degree in  money !    Why ?   Because it's where it's at.

How I research a player current or retired start with this and specify  Spotec in search.   (and it's  FREE )

Previous Contracts       ( Fines and suspensions  -  none. )    Smart kid.

Estimated Career Earnings

YEAR	TEAM	AWARDS	SALARY	SIGNING BONUS	ROSTER BONUS	WORKOUT BONUS	RESTRUCTURE BONUS	OPTION BONUS	INCENTIVE	EARNINGS
2012			$390,000	$1,115,272	-	-	-	-	-	$1,505,272
2013			$557,205	-	-	-	-	-	-	$557,205
2014			$570,000	-	$104,409	$50,000	-	-	$4,660	$729,069
2015			$181,614	-	-	$50,000	-	-	-	$231,614
4 seasons		$1,698,819	$1,115,272	$104,409	$100,000	-	-	$4,660	$3,023,160
SEASONS	TEAM		SALARY	SIGNING BONUS	ROSTER BONUS	WORKOUT BONUS	RESTRUCTURE BONUS	OPTION BONUS	INCENTIVE	TOTAL CASH
4 seasons			$1,698,819	$1,115,272	$104,409	$100,000	-	-	$4,660	$3,023,160

@ap1 said:

Most NFL Players hang on as long as possible because they'll never make as much money doing something else, though in the digital/social media age that might start to change. I'm sure the biggest thing the guys miss is the locker room and camaraderie. 

Absolutely true, and it made the story about the ex-Lions WR (whose name is escaping me) so very interesting to me.

He wasn't a superstar, but a guy who played for a decent amount of years, and he and his wife lived on a $5000 a month budget, while he was probably making upwards of a million a year. He was a NFL player driving a Mazda 3. 

Guy was brilliant. I'd like to think if I played in the NFL I would have done the same. 

Edit: The player's name was Ryan Broyles. 

@dutch-oven said:

Let me guess....

Taylor Swift is woke.

And she's got more money and fame than Travis Kelce would ever dream of having, but of course in your miserable, bigoted mind, Taylor Swift is using Travis Kelce!

The amount of stupid that pours out of your mouth or fingers on a daily basis is almost impressive. 

there was this t.v preacher and he said taylor does satanic rituals on stage and called travis mr. pfizer .I bet nickers is in that camp

Way too many high school kids try to play small college football. My freshman year at a D3 school, we had 60 freshman. Half didn't come back after the first semester and a quarter didn't make it to their sophomore year.

Look no further than the current state of college football where guys are able to make a small career bouncing around two and three schools over six, seven, eight, yes, eight seasons. 

Most NFL Players hang on as long as possible because they'll never make as much money doing something else, though in the digital/social media age that might start to change. I'm sure the biggest thing the guys miss is the locker room and camaraderie. 

It's hard to tell someone to give up something they love doing, but I'll tell you this, if I was one of those athletes who was talented enough to play another sport professionally, I'd pick that other sport in a second. Football or baseball? I'm taking that guaranteed money and playing baseball for 12-15 years, then being content that I will know where I am when I'm 60. 

@nickers said:

Travis can take his dipshit user GF with him...

Let me guess....

Taylor Swift is woke.

And she's got more money and fame than Travis Kelce would ever dream of having, but of course in your miserable, bigoted mind, Taylor Swift is using Travis Kelce!

The amount of stupid that pours out of your mouth or fingers on a daily basis is almost impressive.