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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: June 30, 2009
With nine draft picks to sign, the Jacksonville Jaguars are going to be making a significant impact on the lives of many families.
This is the culmination of a lifetime of hard work and dedication to a sport that can both financially reward players heavily and destroy them physically.
With news that the Jaguars closed a deal yesterday with their sixth-round draft pick, Zach Miller, discussions should start to heat up with the remaining players waiting for their moment in the sun.
The contract signifies their arrival as a professional athlete.
Realistically, not every player is going to put pen to paper on a blockbuster deal that will give them life-changing financial freedom or generational wealth.
In fact, the average NFL salary in 2009 is a little more than $750,000, and the average for rookies entering the league hovers around $400,000 annually.
It is not bad coin if you can make it, and for the late-roun...
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