Spiking the Ball: Top Earners in the NFL

While Canadians spin themselves into a tizzy over the NHL labour stoppage, pitting millionaire versus billionaire, they should spare a thought for the other union/owner situation taking place in pro sports. The NFL referee strike has turned three weeks worth of North America's most watched sport into something of a joke, with high school and low-level college refs calling games on the sport's biggest stage. Pay and pensions are the biggest issues. Top-paid NFL referees earn in the region of $130,000 per year. The players? Well, let's just say it's a bit more than that. Here are the NFL's highest paid players.


SLIDESHOW: Salary Gallery #3: NFL Football Players








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