The first Super Bowl was played on January 15, 1967, after the 1966 season, although it was called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game at that time; player share for the winning team was $15,000 and for the losing team $7,500. This amount remained the same until Super Bowl XII (January 15, 1978), when it was raised to $18,000/$9,000.
money and a superbowl ring
Well, I don't know how much the teams get paid for winning the super bowl but I do know that the players on the winning team gets paid tons of money. In the 2010 Super Bowl the New Orleans Saints players each won $83,000 for winning the Super Bowl while the losing Indianapolis Colts players each won $42,000. The amount of money earned by each player has gone up every year since the Super Bowl started.
yes, the players of the winning team receive 83,000 and the losing players receive 43,000 as per the NFL.
Besides winning the famous Vince Lombardi Trophy, the winning team of the Super Bowl gets a serious cash bonus. Under the NFL's current agreement with the players, each player will get $88,000 for winning the Super Bowl. This agreement will expire in 2012.
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The share for the winning team was $78,000. The share for the losing team was $40,000.
$15,000.
around 78,000 dollars
To much simple answer
The NFL Super Bowl players' bonus shares will be the same for 2009 as in 2008 : the players on the winning team receive $ 78,000 and the losing team $ 40,000 - while the payment is seen by some as unnecessary, it is actually compensation for playing more games in the post-season. (in addition to possible incentives in individual contracts)
The winning team of the Super Bowl receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The franchise that wins the trophy typically maintains ownership of it, while the players receive super bowl championship rings to commemorate the occasion.
$88,000.00