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by Hoosier Econ

NFL Top 50 Players Merchandise Sales

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1. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks

2. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

3. Tom Brady, New England Patriots

4. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers

5. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

6. Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys

7. Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks

8. J.J. Watt, Houston Texans

9. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks

10. Johnny Manziel, Cleveland Browns

11. Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys

12. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

13. Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots

14. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Eagles

15. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts

16. Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers

17. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys

18. Brandon Marshall, Chicago Bears

19. Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions

20. Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants

Read the rest of the Top 50 via Yahoo Sports

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2015 NFL Free Agency: $1.5 Billion in Contracts Signed by Players

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NFL free agency kicked off on Tuesday March 10th. Numerous players either stayed or left their teams in pursuit of greener pastures. How much in contracts were signed this past week? Sportrac.com has a system set up tracking these numbers and here is the breakdown from studying the signings.

– Over 100 free agents signed

– Average length of contracts is 3 years

– Total amount of all contracts signed (disclosed/undisclosed) tops over $1.5 Billion

– Total amount of guaranteed money NFL teams must pay is $634 Million. The top five contracts account for $170.9 Million of that.

NFL contracts almost never get fully paid out. Each year these contracts are reworked, players cut, retirement or clauses are invoked terminating the amounts paid. Guaranteed money is paid out in full barring any contract clauses not met.

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Vegas Sets 2014 Sports Gambling Records

The numbers are in and sports investing broke records in 2014 for betting revenue. ESPN supplied the breakdown:

The state’s 187 sportsbooks won $227.04 million off of the $3.9 billion wagered on sports in 2014. Both amounts are all-time records, according to Nevada Gaming Control.

Football, per usual, carried the load. The sportsbooks won $113.73 million on college and pro football in 2014, a giant 40.73 percent increase from 2013. Overall, $1.74 billion was bet on football in 2014, $12 million more than in 2013. Nevada Gaming Control does not track pro and college football separately, but sportsbook managers estimate the NFL accounts for around 55-60 percent of their annual football handle. From September through December, the books are up $98.16 million on football.

In comparison, the books won $54.2 million on basketball and $21.2 million on baseball in 2014. Both numbers were down, 8.36 percent and 26.88 percent, respectively, from 2013.

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2015 Super Bowl TV Ad Costs

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America is passionate about not only watching the end of the year contest between the top two NFL teams, but also the commercials. But how much does it cost the companies to get their ads placed during the game?

Yahoo Sports has the breakdown:

The Super Bowl ads, and presumably the Super Bowl as well, will be on NBC next year, and hoo boy, is the Peacock Network looking to cash in. Variety reports that NBC is asking $4.5 million for 30-second spots, obviously a record and a 12.5 percent increase over Fox’s rate just this past year.
Why on earth would anyone pay this much money for a single commercial? Because the Super Bowl is the most-watched television program of the year; Super Bowl XLVIII was the most-watched show in human history with 111.5 viewers.

Just ten years ago a Super Bowl ad spot ran for $2.4 Million

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Final TV Ratings for College Football Bowl Games

Sports Media Watch released the final TV ratings for college football. Click here to read their more complete breakdown. But here is a snapshot of the games and how many watched.
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Rose and Sugar Bowl TV Ratings Blow Up

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TV ratings are in for the first year playoff system games and there were a lot of people who tuned in. Here are the latest numbers from TVline.com:

At 5 pm, the match-up between Oregon and Florida State — despite being the most lopsided Rose Bowl contest since 1948, with a final score of 59-20 — drew 28.16 million total viewers, up 51 percent from last year.

Then at 9 pm, O-H-I-O State’s 42-35 victory over Alabama drew 28.27 million viewers, surging 150 percent from last year’s Sugar Bowl.

This is good news for ESPN who is reportedly paying $470 million annually to host the semifinal games of the College Football Playoffs.

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2015 NFL Playoffs: How Much Do the Players Make?

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The NFL playoffs are about to begin and what people do not know is how players are paid for their appearance in these games. Players contracts are set up to pay throughout the season for the sixteen games they play. If they make the playoffs then they are paid the same as every other player on the team.

Here is a breakdown of the last years 2014 Playoffs/Super Bowl payouts. I would expect these numbers to increase for this years by a small amount:

• Wild-card game (division winners): $23,000

• Wild-card game (non-division winners): $21,000

• Divisional playoff game: $23,000

• Conference championship game: $42,000

• Super Bowl winners: $92,000

• Super Bowl losers: $46,000

A player on a division winner that plays in a wild-card game and goes on to win the Super Bowl would receive $180,000 (or $45,000 per game), the largest possible share.

H\T Kevin Manahan

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How Much Food Does it Take to Feed 2 College Football Teams

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Outback Steakhouse sponsors the college football bowl game “Outback Bowl”. The Aubrun Tigers take on the Wisconsin Badgers and will be played on January 1, 2015. The two teams meet for dinner sponsored by Outback Steakhouse and here is how much food was there via the Bleacher Report:

Outback Bowl dinner for Auburn & Wisconsin: 750 pounds of steak, 900 lbs. of ribs, 750 lbs. of chicken, 1,600 shrimp, 1,200 lbs. cheese cake.

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Tim Tebow Raking in Major Speaking Fees

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Like him or not, Tim Tebow is making a better financial living in appearance and speaking engagements than actually playing football. Some figures I pulled in how much he is getting on the circuit.

Celebrity Talent International has his fees ranging from $75k-$100k.

Christian Speakers 360 has him listed for $50,000.

Athlete Promotions has him listed for $50-$100k.

Side note, speaking fees usually do not cover travel and lodging expenses which are also picked up by the event sponsor.