NFL

[Stephen]

Smitty's initial point that I took interest in.

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Look how much more baseball players make than footballs on average, pretty impressive numbers.

My reply:

Originally Posted by Stephen

That's because football rosters are twice the size of baseball rosters. I'd counter that the top 25 paid players on each NFL squad would be a higher average than the average salary of an MLB player, but it doesn't add anything to the discussion so I'll leave well enough alone...

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Kind of like including the Pirates in an average when the base salaries for NFL players is severely more slotted than baseball. Minimum wage isn't close, and top end is even more glaring. Also, this doesn't even factor that MLB contracts are guaranteed for the life of the contract, NFL salaries are terminated on a whim with not a single dollar spent after a player is released or injured.

I'm not arguing that MLB doesn't have a higher floor or a higher ceiling.