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 game and the players changed over time as the rules changed, and as the league became more competitive, popular and prosperous. Today, only footballâs elite players get to the NFL, and they are very well-compensated: by 2014, NFL players on average earn roughly $2.1 million a year. Competition for roster spots is fierce, with fewer than 1 percent of all college football players earning a roster post at the gameâs highest level.