Post by TheShadow on Feb 23, 2009 18:19:45 GMT -5
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USA TODAY's football salaries database contains year-by-year listings of salaries for National Football League players, from the 2000 season through the current 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, contracts are not guaranteed and 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. Practice players and players who receive less than the league minimum (about $285,000 in 2007) are not included.
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.
The cap value represents the player's pro-rated signing bonus, plus salary and other bonuses for the season.
Total team payrolls can also fluctuate significantly from year to year, depending on how a team accounts for its players’ base salaries, bonuses, etc. Salaries are not necessarily obtained at the same time in the season each year.
USA TODAY's football salaries database contains year-by-year listings of salaries for National Football League players, from the 2000 season through the current 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, contracts are not guaranteed and 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. Practice players and players who receive less than the league minimum (about $285,000 in 2007) are not included.
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.
The cap value represents the player's pro-rated signing bonus, plus salary and other bonuses for the season.
Total team payrolls can also fluctuate significantly from year to year, depending on how a team accounts for its players’ base salaries, bonuses, etc. Salaries are not necessarily obtained at the same time in the season each year.