02-03-2022, 07:56 PM
(02-03-2022, 07:49 PM)Sled21 Wrote: The cheapest rookie contract in the NFL for practice squad players is $9200.00 per week. That's 165,600.00 for 18 weeks work. Nobody playing in the NFL can't afford to fly their family out and pay for their hotel.
Plus, they're most likely getting paid in the offseason, right? Probably not as much, but most players sign contracts and then re-sign to the practice squad after being cut.
There is also taxes, though.
I also wonder how much, if any, of the trip for their families they could write-off for taxes.