Nov 7th 2008 12:40AM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Browns, Chiefs, Cowboys, Raiders, Saints, Vikings, NFL Fans, Overpaid NFL Players
Say this for Raiders owner Al Davis: His team’s losing isn’t due to a lack of effort on his part. Sure, he may not know how to win in today’s NFL, but he can sign blank checks with the best of them, as demonstrated by the salary data released by USA Today.
According to the data, Oakland currently sits atop the NFL with a payroll of $152 million, $6 million more than the No. 2 team on the list, the Dallas Cowboys. Oakland and Dallas are the only teams spending over $140 million, while only the Saints, Vikings and Browns join them in the $130 million club. The Kansas City Chiefs currently have the lowest payroll at $83 million, and have only one fewer win than the Raiders.
The Raiders are currently on pace to win four games this season, and should they reach that mark Davis will have spent, roughly, $38 million per win. Should they hold steady at two wins, well, that would be $76 million per win.
So, how did the Raiders get to the top of the NFL’s pay scale? By overpaying a lot of bad players, it would appear.Continue Reading
