All NFL players should be making at least $1 million per year 
  
  
Currently, the league ties minimum salary to experience. For new players, it’s $450,000. For players with 10 or more years of experience, the minimum rises to $985,000. This disparity makes younger players more attractive than older ones, even with the “minimum salary benefit,” a device that provides teams with a salary-cap break on older players with minimum-salary deals, but not a cash break. 
When it comes to the 29 positions on the 53-man roster that don’t go to offensive and defensive starters, cheaper is usually better. And younger is always cheaper. 
  
   http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/03/29/all-nfl-players-should-be-making-at-least-1-million-per-year/