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Revenue in the NFL reached an estimated $9.5 billion in 2011-12. That is up $500 million (5.6%) from the year before, and $1.8 billion (23.4%) more than Major League Baseball ($7.7 billion).
But do the math: A player earning $1 million (below the NFL average) makes $62,500 per regular-season game. So, per game, he's taking a pay cut to play in the postseason. But, as most players will assert, it's not about the money.