[jvp]

Honestly, no one has ever put it this way. I like the reference to sports! I'd still be happy as a backup QB for 10 years making bank though. Cushy!

[throwaway1777]

Backup qbs don’t make much more then software engineers… just saying. The league minimum is like 700k.

[tomjakubowski]

A third stringer might make the minimum, but the backup is very likely to start at least a game or two during the season, and is often clearing a couple million dollars in annual salary.

https://boardroom.tv/nfl-backup-qb-salaries/

[HWR_14]

The league minimum for a rookie is something like 700k. It goes up with experience/longevity.