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The NFL players are paid what their value is in comparison to their peers.
Keep in mind that the career of the average NFL player is eight years. Place kickers and back up QBs tend to be longer because they do not take as many hits. Also, very few players in the league get paid these high contracts.
The NFL league makes plenty of money. Their TV contracts with the networks make the league very profitable. Those TV contracts are also spread EQUALLY between all the teams in the league. Making it easier for more teams to be competitive.
This is totally different from Major League Baseball. Where the team (the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Cubs, Braves) own the rights to their broadcasts and have much more revenue to spend on players than a team like Cleveland or Milwaukee.
Obviously, the MLB also has a lot more games to bring in this revenue. The Red Sox for example have three players making over $17 million/year. This makes it very difficult for teams like Pittsburgh to compete in MLB. That is why fans love it when Tampa goes to the World Series when they are in a division against the Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays.