Some financial training programs can assist the rookies and even the average players to learn how to negotiate a contract beyond the minimum wage. When a rookie is drafted, he should understand that he still has some, albeit minor, bargaining power with the team. After excelling at bargaining techniques, he may get a contract beyond the minimum wage. The financial advisors can also help the rookies for sustainable finance management. Since a football player on average cannot last more than three years in the league, and many can get severely injured within 10 games, the players need fabulous financial advices to learn how to make enough money out of 10 games, for the rest of his life, such as lifelong disability cares. There are possibilities other than just artful negotiating and careful financial planning. An obvious answer is to increase the minimum wage across the league, although the new wage threshold will become the new common practices for the players to grip. The league can also consider some salary cap on the star player of each team and the minimum salary cost of each team, like '89 percent spread rule’ for the $118.2M/y over four years. When the highest salary of a player is controlled and the total cost cannot be lower than a certain portion, a lot of average players can benefit. The collective bargaining agreement might also help as the players form a union to obtain a better deal collectively, although the fundamental inequality among the players seems less resolved by CBA. Ultimately, the league should make the pie larger, by securing larger television contracts with major networks and selling more tickets. The league contributes to the US economy by about 2%, and some benefits should trickle down to the average players and the rookies.
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