Style of Play
Play in all forms of indoor football has tended to emphasize the forward passing game at the expense of rushing the football. Whereas in a typical National Football League game perhaps half of the total offensive plays are rushing plays and 35 or 40 per cent of all of the yardage gained comes from rushing plays, in Arena and other indoor football it is far more common for rushing plays to constitute only 10 per cent of the offense, or even less in some instances.
All indoor football teams play at a minor league or even semi-professional level. The average player's salary in the Arena Football League was US$1,800 per game in 2008; this is about a third of the per-game salary of players in outdoor leagues such as United Football League, Canadian Football League and the XFL (adjusted for inflation). Lower leagues such as af2 and the AIFA had per-game salaries of about $200 per game; the current AFL pays $585 per game for most players, with that number expected to jump to $830 per game in 2013 (although players will have to pay their own housing, which the league currently provide); starting quarterbacks receive a $250 per game bonus. As of 2012, the IFL pays $225 per game, with a $25 bonus for each win.
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