{"id":1302815,"date":"2021-01-23T23:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T04:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1302815"},"modified":"2021-01-23T23:12:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T04:12:02","slug":"do-nfl-players-still-get-paid-if-they-get-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/do-nfl-players-still-get-paid-if-they-get-hurt\/","title":{"rendered":"Do NFL Players Still Get Paid if They Get Hurt?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While the NFL entertains fans and fosters competition, it's first and foremost a business. Teams are structured to win and make money<\/a>, and the elite players<\/a> who represent those teams are the commodities. So when one of those players goes down with an injury, it affects the entire organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the NFL, there's a fair shot that most players will incur some kind of injury<\/a> during their playing careers. That's why many players insist on certain clauses within their contracts to guarantee payment even if an injury occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When an NFL player gets sidelined with an injury<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Bills' Zack Moss lies on the field after getting hurt | Bryan M. Bennett\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

RELATED: How NFL and NBA Rookie Contracts Differ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most devastating things an NFL player can go through is to be labeled an “injury” prone player. Constant injuries and missed playing time is a sure way to get squeezed off the team. Considering most players have worked their whole lives trying to make it to the NFL<\/a>, the result of an injury can be heartbreaking, not just for their morale but their wallet as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former NFL player Marc Lillibridge explained his experience with an injury in the NFL, as Bleacher Report<\/a> details. He said after returning from surgery for a herniated disc in his neck, he entered the locker room to find another player putting on his jersey. Lillibridge said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I distinctly remember showing up to the facility to get treatment a week later. I walked into the locker room to change clothes and saw another player putting on my jersey. Except the jersey was not mine, it was now his. I was just a number chewed up and spit out that fast.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

While that might be one of the more extreme circumstances, it shows how disposable most NFL players are in the minds of the organization. That's why it's important for players to protect themselves starting with their contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lesson on NFL contracts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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