XFL Got Roasted For Having Average Player Salary Lower Than The CFL (TWEETS)

The reboot of the much-anticipated XFL hit a big snag on Friday when reports surfaced that the league told player agents that its average player salary will be just $55,00, which is currently lower than what players make in the Canadian Football League.

That’s substantially lower than average CFL salary. Minimum in CFL next season will be $65K Cdn which translates to $49,300 (U.S). So CFL minimum will be slightly less than XFL average. Good news. https://t.co/cWIvdfjqtp — David William Naylor (@TSNDaveNaylor) October 11, 2019

It should be noted that the Alliance of American Football League, which lasted less than a full season, dished out higher average contracts.

By comparison .. AAF was paying all players $70k, $80k and $100k (US) on three-year deals. — David William Naylor (@TSNDaveNaylor) October 11, 2019

Via PFT:

“The memo states that players who are drafted and retained by XFL teams will become full-time employees as of December 4, 2019, and if they remain on a roster they will remain employed through May 31, 2020. Between the base salary, a bonus for being active on game days and a bonus for being on the winning team, the average player will make $55,000 a year.”

Once that information got out, people took to Twitter and began roasting them.

Lmao with salaries like that, I think it’s already the beginning of the end of the @xfl2020. Most these dudes went to college, they could probably go get paid more doing what they went to school for and not have to worry about brain damage https://t.co/xBLktyIhyz — Fantasy Demon (@fantasyFBdemon) October 11, 2019

Average salary of an XFL player: $55,000.



Average salary of a coal miner: $60,000. — mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) October 11, 2019

XFL average salary is suppose to be $55,000. Good luck finding top talent for that, you’re better off coming over to Lights Out Xtreme Fighting where there is no roof on the ceiling, and you damn sure can make a lot more that. pic.twitter.com/pBkTFPR8n6 — Shawne Merriman (@shawnemerriman) October 11, 2019

Those XFL salaries are…not optimal. — mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) October 11, 2019

XFL salaries at 55k a year… yeah, I’m out playboii pic.twitter.com/fybkvj0M4X — Kadeem Gaines (@kadeem_gaines) October 11, 2019

XFL is meant to be the “minor league” for football. Maybe people should compare salaries to the minors and stop complaining about the pay and just grind your way to the NFL https://t.co/30QPd4j9L1 — Cooper Hummel (@CoopHUM) October 11, 2019

Anddddd just like that…. "This was the XFL part 2" begins. — Justin Knight (@JustinKnight03) October 11, 2019

$26.44/hr ????? — Hingle McCringleberry (@patrickjcoyne83) October 11, 2019

This league is DOA. — Dan Balitewicz (@DanBalitewicz) October 11, 2019

The XFL is slated to kick off in February 2020 after the Super Bowl.

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