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 average football player's salary in 1969 of $25,000 would be equivalent to about $156,400 adjustedâfar lower than the actual $1.9 million average salary of today's NFL athletes.ayroll figures are not made public, but authoritative estimates are that the average salary is about $25,000 a year and at least half the players make $20,000 or better. A few superstars, such as quarterback Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts, are believed to earn in the neighborhood of $100,000 annually.