Overview
- This season’s Super Bowl payouts rose by $7,000 from last year, with the losing team’s share topping six figures for the first time.
- Players typically earn a full share if they logged at least three games and are on the Super Bowl active or inactive list, appeared in eight or more games, or are veterans under contract who were injured.
- Half shares apply to limited-participation players, including those with fewer than three games, certain three-to-seven–game participants not on the Super Bowl list, and first-year players injured but still under contract.
- Earlier playoff rounds carry fixed payouts as well, including about $58,500 for Wild Card winners and $81,000 per player for the conference championship.
- Some coverage listed a $171,000 winner payout, but CBA-based reporting places the Super Bowl winner’s bonus at $178,000.