1.  Also, pass rushers are currently the second-highest paid players in football.

2.  And he becomes the second-highest paid player in baseball behind Alex Rodriguez.

3.  And there was a general uneasiness with the fans who expected so much from such a highly paid player.

4.  Aikman, the highest paid player in the NFL, will be re-evaluated today, and a decision on his availability will be made by Friday.

5.  But how much greater access did the paid players provide?

6.  Coaches are asking for larger deals, more power and increased support from ownership in order to counter the star system that caters to highly paid players.

7.  He bagged the glorious life of a handsomely paid NFL player in favor of life as an average citizen.

8.  Here is a list of the top six highest paid players in the National Football League, based on average salary per season.

9.  If the owners are forced to work without a salary cap, every owner should lop off one annoying highly paid player when his contract is up.

10.  If the owners did intend to sign Gretzky, they would have at least proposed giving him a modest pay raise and keeping him the top paid player.