Let me start with the National Football League.   First of all, a high school football player has one chance in 1250 to become a NFL player.  But if you make it, the median salary is $860,000/year.   The  top earners  are quarterbacks, ranging from Patrick Mahomes ($45 million) to #11 Ryan Tannehill ($29.5 million).   Super Bowl QBs Matt Stafford is at #15 with $27 million and Joe Burrow around $9 million.   But it's not as simple as that , for Matt Ryan has a cap hit of $48,662,500, Josh Allen will get this year $46,961,405 in cash. Mahomes has a 10-year contract worth $450,000,000. Tom Brady has so far earned $320,232,980 in all his professional years. Maybe it's  safest being a kicker , as the average playing time with the league is seven years, the average kicker makes $1.8 million/year, and the league has penalties if an opposing player just touches one. Also consider that players are free around half of the year. All that information to tell you that each Super Bowl play