I heard from a friend a quarterback in the CFL earns a quarter of a million and im curious what the others would make
How much does a CFL Player earn?
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I think the CFL team salary cap is about $3 million, so if you figure there's about 45 players on the roster, that works out to about $65,000 each. Ricky Ray and Dave Dickenson are reported to be the highest-paid players in the league at about $400,000-$450,000 each. Pretty much any starter in a skill position like receiver or running back would make over $100,000, and those who star in those positions make substantially more. Backups usually make less than $50,000, and the practice roster guys are at the bottom of the food chain, at less than a couple hundred a week.
I heard Casey
is making $65k and turned down a 3 year / $1Million contract. Personally I think that was a mistake. Any QB who is serious about playing in the NFL and not just carrying around a clipboard down there need to pay his dues up here for a few good years.
is making $65k and turned down a 3 year / $1Million contract. Personally I think that was a mistake. Any QB who is serious about playing in the NFL and not just carrying around a clipboard down there need to pay his dues up here for a few good years.
The average CFL salary is between $40-45K. The low end for players is about $28K. However be transferred to a team's practice roster and you're making $500 a week. Over the last few years the salaries for some players, and no longer just quarterbacks, have hit six figures. For instance Bomber receiver Milt Stegall is reputed to rake in around $125K. Most QB's in the CFL are making between $300-400K. I would guess that for of this season the Bombers' Kevin Glenn was the lowest paid starting QB at $150. Overall non-imports, who are mostly Canadians, average a little more than an import, mostly Americans, at their respective positions. The reason for this is the player ratio.LittleAsianGuy said:
Also over the last few years it has come to light that players are asking for other things like an apartment or house to live in, or a vehicle, or some kind of job in the off-season.
For many players the CFL is a stepping stone to hone one's skills in an attempt to make in the CFL. And their are a number of them that have made it. However it seems to me most of them end up back in the CFL.
Another line of thought is players will gladly accept the lower pay structure of the CFL in order to be a starter and a star in their position. They could make a lot more if they made it on a NFL team, but might end up as a second or third string player.
threepeat said:
The cap is currently $2.6 million per team and there is a proposal to boost that to $3.8 million starting next season. Which I think is good because all nine teams are violating the cap because a team hasn't been penalized since 1997. However each team often sits back and accuses the other 8 of breaking the cap rules. It's thought that on average a CFL is over the cap by $700K.
BTW, the practice roster pays $500 a week.
How much does a CFL Player earn?
Apparently not enough to keep all of them stocked up with condoms.
Apparently not enough to keep all of them stocked up with condoms.
you pay ottawa a million dollars ...aznboi9 said:
no kidding ... every team except ottawa had gone over the cap and since it was not enforced, the new owners were going to sue the cfl so they passed the hat and coughed up some cash to give to the renegades ...
only in the cfl
The CFL verses the NFL - what a joke !!
The boys down south are born huge, they come out of the womb benching 200 pounds. When our Canadian boys go to the NFL and come back it's mostly because they are 2nd and 3rd string, and would rather play then sit. They discover that they are to small and can't compete.
The communities in America are all about football... they are breeding the boys in elementary school. Sort of like what our communities do with hockey, where by the kids are playing at the rip old age of 4 and 5 years old.
If the Canadian market started supporting the CFL like the Americans do with the NFL the salary caps would be higher.
Junior football and the University players in Canada would actually get the recognition it deserves. They are the ones helping the boys get ready for the CFL and NFL.
Did anyone know in Canada it is illegal for Colleges and Universities to pay their players, but in the U.S. it's a known fact they get free full rides when they play football. This alone shows that we Canadians don't have the same respect for our young athletes as the Americans do.
The boys down south are born huge, they come out of the womb benching 200 pounds. When our Canadian boys go to the NFL and come back it's mostly because they are 2nd and 3rd string, and would rather play then sit. They discover that they are to small and can't compete.
The communities in America are all about football... they are breeding the boys in elementary school. Sort of like what our communities do with hockey, where by the kids are playing at the rip old age of 4 and 5 years old.
If the Canadian market started supporting the CFL like the Americans do with the NFL the salary caps would be higher.
Junior football and the University players in Canada would actually get the recognition it deserves. They are the ones helping the boys get ready for the CFL and NFL.
Did anyone know in Canada it is illegal for Colleges and Universities to pay their players, but in the U.S. it's a known fact they get free full rides when they play football. This alone shows that we Canadians don't have the same respect for our young athletes as the Americans do.
I used to work with Harry Doering after he blew his knees out. Back in the late 80s he made $45,000 a year. I think he paid more than that to fix his kneesLittleAsianGuy said:
i played college
I played college football down south at north carolina state university and i'll tell you the reason players at all levels in america reap rewards is because they make money for everyone involved universities make upto three million to play in bowl games and at the least 1 million, teams like tennessee draw 100 plus thousand to some games as compared to ubc's pitiful five hundred people in the stands and yes in the cfl i know a couple guys who play in the league and when i tried out it is made clear that unless you start you'll make between 30 and 45 grand excluding special players (casey printers and there are a couple others). Having said all that the minimum pay for an nfl player is 300 thousand dollars a year for an active roster player. The reason for this football makes more money in the USA then any sport they have stadiums that seat 80 plus thousand and they sell out , bc had 37,000 to a play off game thats life its not our sport ,it'll never be our sport so lets keep investing in hockey because that will always be ours
I played college football down south at north carolina state university and i'll tell you the reason players at all levels in america reap rewards is because they make money for everyone involved universities make upto three million to play in bowl games and at the least 1 million, teams like tennessee draw 100 plus thousand to some games as compared to ubc's pitiful five hundred people in the stands and yes in the cfl i know a couple guys who play in the league and when i tried out it is made clear that unless you start you'll make between 30 and 45 grand excluding special players (casey printers and there are a couple others). Having said all that the minimum pay for an nfl player is 300 thousand dollars a year for an active roster player. The reason for this football makes more money in the USA then any sport they have stadiums that seat 80 plus thousand and they sell out , bc had 37,000 to a play off game thats life its not our sport ,it'll never be our sport so lets keep investing in hockey because that will always be ours
Mike Hawk said:
I'm not too sure about the 70's but during the 60's salaries between the two leagues were pretty much on par. During the 50's the NFL was losing players at an alarming rate. Most of the losses were to the US military as players were being called up for active service. And the CFL was raiding NFL rosters with the lure of more money. In turn NFL owners started paying out bigger salaries and quickly outspent the CFL teams.
