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Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million? (Ep. 493 Update)

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Long Snapping Is the Oldest Average Position in the NFL

Long snapping is the lowest paid position in the NFL. Most long snappers earn the league minimum, which this past season was $705,000 a year for a rookie. Reid Ferguson, for instance, who just completed his sixth full-time season, earns more than a million dollars a year. "It's really just, you know, rising tide lifts all boats," Matheson says.

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