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Wife of Former NFL Player Chad Hansen Reveals Reality of Finances

While the best players in the NFL are millionaires many times over, it’s not as easy for the rest of the league, as Chad Hansen’s wife explains

Courtesy of Bryce Watts Hansen/InstagramThe NFL minimum salary for rookies was $795,000 in 2024, representing the smallest payday of any of the league’s nearly 1,700 active players who stay signed all year. Chad, now 29, spent five years in the NFL, bouncing between the New York Jets New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons. She acknowledged that even at its worst, players still make considerable money, but it also comes with expenses many don’t consider — including Watts Hansen until she was confronted with the realities of having to constantly relocate.

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