How long ago were you thinking?  I think your suggested salary numbers are off by about a factor of 10.<p>The average salary is about $2 million&#x2F;year. 
The median salary is about $1 million&#x2F;year.
The minimum salary for a first year player is over $400,000.<p>Here&#x27;s an article with lots of details for 5 years ago:
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;work.chron.com&#x2F;much-money-nfl-player-make-year-2377.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;work.chron.com&#x2F;much-money-nfl-player-make-year-2377.h...</a><p>And here are links to team-by-team numbers: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.spotrac.com&#x2F;nfl&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.spotrac.com&#x2F;nfl&#x2F;</a>