It depends on their contract. For example, Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard is a "bench" or non-starting player - under his current contract, he is getting paid $ 3,456,000 for the 2008 season. Compare that to another bench player in the league - 3rd year player WR Sam Aiken of the Patriots who is earning $ 761,000 for 2008. So a bench player can make a minimum of $295,000 and a maximum of whatever the team wants to pay that particular player. Mimimum base salaries for nfl players are as follows: * Rookie - $295,000 * 1 Credited Season - $370,000 * 2 Credited Seasons - $445,000 * 3 Credited Seasons - $520,000 * 4 to 6 Credited Seasons - $605,000 * * 7 to 9 Credited Seasons - $730,000 * * 10+ Credited Seasons - $830,000 * *All salaries for players with 4+ years of playing time/credited seasons who sign 1 year or veteran minium contracts that qualify for veteran's exemption will only count $445,000 against the salary cap.
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