--- title: How the Economics of Playing Football and Basketball Compare description: That loud roar you heard this week was NFL training camp getting under way. With less than six weeks until the Green Bay Packers head… authors: - name: Taylor Tepper url: https://money.com/author/taylor-tepper-3/ at_money_since: 2013 articles: 168 covers: - Economy and Politics - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://x.com/TaylorTepper former_staff: true - name: Ryan Derousseau url: https://money.com/author/ryan-derousseau/ at_money_since: 2014 articles: 58 covers: - Economy and Politics - Business - Housing - Investing - Lifestyle - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/ryanderous - https://plus.google.com/+RyanDerousseau former_staff: true published: '2014-07-24T22:00:04.000Z' modified: '2014-07-24T22:00:04.000Z' section: Economy and Politics tags: - Basketball - Coach K - concussions - Economics - Football - NBA - NFL - Peyton Manning - salary - Scholarship - Sports word_count: 128 canonical: https://money.com/nfl-football-nba-basketball-economics-compare/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![How the Economics of Playing Football and Basketball Compare](https://img.money.com/2014/07/20140724_em_footballbasketball_07.jpg?quality=85&w=1012&h=569&crop=1) That loud roar you heard this week was [NFL training camp](http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2014-06-05/nfl-training-camp-2014-schedule-location-dates-sites-previews-fantasy) getting under way. With less than six weeks until the Green Bay Packers head to Seattle for a [game](http://www.si.com/nfl/audibles/2014/04/23/nfl-schedule-2014-released-seahawks-packers) against the Super Bowl Champion Seahawks, fans across the country are following every [move](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/07/24/rgiii-explains-his-black-and-white-cleats-and-socks/) of their favorite players and planning for their fantasy football draft. We decided to take a look at some of the important markers in the life-cycle of a professional athlete. From sporting gear to concussion rates, the gallery below provides a snapshot of what parents have to pay to get their kids on the field—and how long players stay in the big leagues once they actually get there. 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