prophet Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 If you were going to be a 2nd or 3rd stringer in the NFL making 200k... Would you do that or would you leave the NFL to start on a CFL team making around the same amount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coooleeey Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I'd ride the pine in the NFL and work just as hard as I would in the CFL in order to get some playing time. Eventually, if you are talented enough, you will get in the game. Otherwise you should be playing in the CFL. Just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrmag Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Tough choice, but if I'm going to be a perennial 2nd/3rd string guy, why not save my body for life after football? No sense destroying it in a league this country doesn't care about. Of course, you didn't include endorsement deals in Canada. Being a starter in the CFL could ultimately prove more lucrative if you're seeing a lot of game time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophet Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 I dunno man, You take someone like troy davis or robert edwards. They'd be 2nd or 3rd stringers hardly seeing the field in the NFL, but in the CFL both are stars. Or a Damon Allen... a great CFL lifer, but could he have made it in the NFL? I know Ricky Ray tried out for some team last year, but went back to the CFL. He is there best QB. Passing & Running. What about this guy would he be a warrick dunn type in the NFL. He is the best rb in the CFL. http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsOrlando Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Ask Todd Collins he should know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I'll take the bench in the NFL. Tough choice - because I'm sure most athletes want to play and not ride the pine, but to be able to say I made an NFL roster would be a huge highlight in my life..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I'll take the bench in the NFL. Tough choice - because I'm sure most athletes want to play and not ride the pine, but to be able to say I made an NFL roster would be a huge highlight in my life..... Not to mention - front row seats to every a NFL game everyweek, the luxury of NFL travel/hotels/locker rooms, I'm sure the groupie leftovers in the NFL are hotter than the first string groupies of the CFL. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Two words. Tom Brady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 CFLers don't make good money. There are rules in place.... you can only have 1 expensive guy making over a certain amount per team. Almost all CFL players have to work when the season is over. You take the NFL (and it's pension plan) 10 times out of 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2005/11/how-much-do-cfl-players-make.html Minimum salaries in the CFL this year are $30,000 for rookies and $32,000 for veterans. The minimum increases to $35,000 next year as a result of the CFL’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The average CFL salary is about $45,000 Canadian. Starters, excluding quarterbacks, can command anywhere between $60,000 and $120,000, depending on their position. Quarterbacks are generally the highest-paid players, making between $150,000 and $300,000. The effect of low salaries donned [sic] on me while I was interviewing Edmonton kicker Sean Fleming during practice at Commonwealth Stadium Wednesday. “I work full-time year-round at Price Waterhouse Coopers. I’ve done that for a year and a half. Before that, I was an investment advisor with National Bank Financial. So basically I’ve got one full-time job and this is my part-time job,” he said… Before joining the CFL, Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray was delivering Frito Lay potato chips for $43,000 U.S. a year - more than he’s made in Edmonton this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanskins Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2005/11/how-much-do-cfl-players-make.html Minimum salaries in the CFL this year are $30,000 for rookies and $32,000 for veterans. The minimum increases to $35,000 next year as a result of the CFL’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The average CFL salary is about $45,000 Canadian. Starters, excluding quarterbacks, can command anywhere between $60,000 and $120,000, depending on their position. Quarterbacks are generally the highest-paid players, making between $150,000 and $300,000. The effect of low salaries donned [sic] on me while I was interviewing Edmonton kicker Sean Fleming during practice at Commonwealth Stadium Wednesday. “I work full-time year-round at Price Waterhouse Coopers. I’ve done that for a year and a half. Before that, I was an investment advisor with National Bank Financial. So basically I’ve got one full-time job and this is my part-time job,” he said… Before joining the CFL, Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray was delivering Frito Lay potato chips for $43,000 U.S. a year - more than he’s made in Edmonton this year. I am from Edmonton and from what I understand Ricky Ray makes about 400, 000 a year, as well Dave Dickenson and Anthony Calvillo make close to a million. That being said you have to be a star in the league for years to realize that pay day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SackMachine Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Atleast we know theyre playing football because they love playing football though. I think id stay in the NFL and work my ass off to get some time on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophet Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 The point of the thread is YOU are not going to ever see the field in the NFL. Do you love the game, or do you just want to ride pine, and pick up a check. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 the NFL. You may never start or see even 33% of the plays, but you may come out on spot duty. I guess if you are saying you will "ALWAYS" be inactive, that is different. Even still, injuries will occur, and if you are always made inactive, you wouldn't be riding the bench for long, even within the season you'll be cut. So to me, chances are you will at least see duty on special teams, and in that case, your name can still go down in lights when you bust the wedge and make a great tackle on MNF or something. Plus the minimum salaries are higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNSTONE Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 The point of the thread is YOU are not going to ever see the field in the NFL. Do you love the game, or do you just want to ride pine, and pick up a check. :doh: What does the C stand for? Canadian? If so, I would rather be a janitor in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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