The NFL Is Back

*Warning – Off-topic post.

The 2017 NFL season kicks off this weekend. I used to really be into football. Not so much as I’ve gotten older. Still, I like the distraction that is the NFL. I also like to keep things in perspective. Being a Redskins fan, I especially enjoy picking on Cowboys fans. So we will start there…

Cowboys continue to far outpace the rest of the NFL when it comes to league suspensions

 
NFL Player Arrests – Yeah, there is a database.

 
Every NFL Player Who Has Protested During the National Anthem this Preseason
NFL Legend on Kaepernick Protests: In My Day Joe Greene & Jack Lambert Would’ve Stopped It

 
NFL Concussions Fast Facts: 2016 – 244. I would bet the actual number is many times that.

 
The 30 highest-paid players in the NFL
#1: Matthew Stafford — $51,000,000 #30 – Trumaine Johnson — $16,742,400
Other NFL salary stats:
Average NFL Salary – over $2.1 million
League Minimum – $465,000 (increases by # of years in league)
Practice squad – $7,200 per week

For comparison, Average Salaries in U.S.A (newest I could find)
Average nationwide – $44,148
United States Army Sargent (E-5 / 6 years service) – $34,279
Accountants – $76,730
Bartenders – $25,580
Carpenters – $48,340
Cashiers – $21,710
Computer / IT – $53,000-$113,000
Farmers/Ranchers – $75,790
Firefighters – $50,520
Lawyers – $135,760
Nurses – $72,180
Police – $62,760
Secretaries – $40,330
Teachers – $54,614
Trash Collector – $37,690

Sources:
https://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000
https://www.thebalance.com/average-salary-information-for-us-workers-2060808
https://www.militaryfactory.com/military_pay_scale.asp
spotrac.com/blog/nfl-minimum-salaries-for-2017/
http://www1.salary.com/Public-School-Teacher-Salary.html