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do arena football players make any $$ at all?
Posted on 5/17/14 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 5/17/14 at 9:55 pm
me and buddy got in this argument
yadayada tl:dr
but does the average pplayer even make $1000 a game?
yadayada tl:dr
but does the average pplayer even make $1000 a game?
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Posted on 5/17/14 at 9:56 pm to Ryan3232
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AFL salaries are modest, with most players earning between $40,000 and $50,000 per season. The league minimum is $31,000, and the average salary, boosted by the contracts of a handful of franchise players who earn six figures, is $80,000. Most arena athletes hold non-football jobs during the offseason.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 9:57 pm to Fearthehat0307
Better than I suspected.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 10:05 pm to TheWalrus
not bad actually. about 200% more than WNBA players
Posted on 5/17/14 at 10:55 pm to Ryan3232
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do arena football players make any $$ at all?
no, they play for free because they love it so much.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 10:55 pm to Fearthehat0307
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AFL salaries are modest, with most players earning between $40,000 and $50,000 per season. The league minimum is $31,000, and the average salary, boosted by the contracts of a handful of franchise players who earn six figures, is $80,000. Most arena athletes hold non-football jobs during the offseason.
that was the old league that shut down in 2009...
now it's like $400 to $800 a game and a few players on each team, mostly the QBs, get more, between $1,000 to $1,500 a game... they're not getting rich off it
there is debate over whether the players should be paid more... some say higher paid players lead to a better level of play, and it will, but I don't think that level is something most fans will notice.
This post was edited on 5/17/14 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 5/18/14 at 12:09 am to chalmetteowl
It is and always will be a shitty product.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 5:05 am to roguetiger15
Arena football is so bad - the caliber of people who attend those games is awful. Same type of people you see in the DMV 
This post was edited on 5/18/14 at 5:07 am
Posted on 5/18/14 at 5:32 am to MunichBengal
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Arena football is so bad - the caliber of people who attend those games is awful. Same type of people you see in the DMV
What? Shitload of classless people attend NFL, NBA and MLB games
Posted on 5/18/14 at 7:16 am to Ryan3232
I used to train w a guy who played for the desperados. I think he made around 35k and they paid for his apartment and car.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 7:18 am to MunichBengal
Doesn't everyone have to go to the DMV at some point?
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:50 am to motorbreath
there's this guy that's become a huge joke from my hometown that started a "semi-pro" football team. But basically you pay for your own insurance and uniforms and still volunteer to play. Arena League used to be alright though, for guys that weren't ready to give up on the dream, it paid enough to survive, stay in shape and hang onto hope that the NFL might call. But I thought even that folded up 4 or 5 years ago.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 9:15 am to Michael J Cocks
With the no-contact rules the NFL has instituted, we will have Arena-ball on a standard field within 5 years.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 9:32 am to SoFla Tideroller
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With the no-contact rules the NFL has instituted, we will have Arena-ball on a standard field within 5 years.
I always say the Saints have such a good "arena" team it hurts the VooDoo's attendance
Posted on 5/18/14 at 11:32 am to S
Went to a Jacksonville Sharks game last night, I used to have season tickets. They are a blast.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 11:51 am to McKeezy
I used to work with a guy that played arena ball. He would work at the store in the offseason. He blew up one season and wound up playing in the NFL FOR 2 or 3 seasons. He was probably the most humble guy I met while working there.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 11:52 am to TH03
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no, they play for free because they love it so much.
the minor-league indoor teams often have multiple players doing this. the one we had in LC basically made the players pay money to play (when you factor in the insurance they had to buy).
Posted on 5/18/14 at 12:22 pm to Ryan3232
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me and buddy got in this argument
yadayada tl:dr
but does the average pplayer even make $1000 a game?
We have intramural flag football leagues. One of the girls in our squadron was married to an AFL QB before the league went under.
He played for the LA Galaxy. Dude was legit.
He said they only made a couple hundred per game though and he absolutely hated the shite.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 1:02 pm to Mizzoufan26
40k for 6-8 months work + health insurance is actually not that bad
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