This seemingly different behavior is actually consistent with the rule that a parameter gets THE VALUE of its argument. It is just that the value of an array argument (the base address of the array) is different than the value of an int, float, struct, ..., argument.
The typical NFL player makes $860,000 per year in 2015. Players like Drew Brees ($23.8 million) and Philip Rivers ($21.2 million) make a lot more. The minimum NFL salary is $435,000 per year. There are 32 teams in the NFL with 53 players each. That makes 1,696 NFL players total. Total salary money of about $3.6 billion is split between all players.
The median salary for an NFL player is $770,000. That sounds like a lot, but that salary is only earned over a few years. NFL playersâ careers are very short compared to white-collar workers. Football players might have a retirement thatâs 50 years long.Combine this with the average 3.5 year career of a player and you can see the problem.he median salary for an NFL player is $770,000. That sounds like a lot, but that salary is only earned over a few years. NFL playersâ careers are very short compared to white-collar workers. Football players might have a retirement thatâs 50 years long.