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The XFL chose a more flexible salary structure so as not to overpay for the lower ends of the roster and to be more competitive for better starting quarterbacks. [131] Head coaches were eligible for up to a $500,000 salary, with each team having a football operations staff of 25 people. [187]
[55] [56] The base annual salary for an XFL player was $59,000, plus room and board in the league's hub at Arlington, Texas, throughout the season valued at approximately $20,000. [ 57 ] During training camp there was a mandatory breakfast, lunch and dinner, while the league was also supplied "grab and go" snack after dinner.
Initial reports suggested that, contrary to the 2023 XFL season, quarterbacks would not be allowed to sign for salaries higher than the other positional players. [ 61 ] [ 60 ] However, the UFLPA later clarified that the agreement with the league is for minimum salary only, and any player could sign a personal contract above the minimum. [ 62 ]
The XFL has made it clear that all players must stand for the national anthem, and there will be “consequences” for anyone that doesn’t. XFL claims Colin Kaepernick’s salary demands were ...
Starting quarterbacks in the XFL received a substantially higher salary than backups and other position players. In the 2020 season, the salary for an XFL starting quarterback was $495,000 plus a $2,222 bonus for every game won as a member of the team; [ 8 ] the "average quarterback" on a 2020 XFL roster was reputed to make $125,000, compared ...
The XFL paid standardized player salaries. Quarterbacks earned US$5,000 per week, kickers earned $3,500, and all other uniformed players earned $4,500 per week, though a few players got around these restrictions ( Los Angeles Xtreme players Noel Prefontaine , the league's lone punting specialist , and Matt Malloy, a wide receiver) by having ...
Currently set to earn just $5.22 million in base salary for the final year of the pact, the 25-year-old could help push the tight end market forward. TE George Kittle, 49ers.
Below is a year-by-year look at the NFL's salary cap since 2011, according to data from NFL Network's Tom Pelissero and USA TODAY's Tyler Dragon: 2011: $120.375 million 2012: $120.6 million