Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
There more benefits to being an Alabama Football player than NFL cash. Degrees, opened career doors, championships and friendship bonds accrue to players that may never play past college. And there are the memories that will last a lifetime.
For the players good enough to earn an NFL chance, the financial rewards can be significant. Before the Draft, Bama Hammer published a detailed review of the total cash earned-to-date, by Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide players, drafted by the NFL. The total did not include future earnings based on current NFL contracts.