The Salaries of Your Favorite Sports TV Analysts

You probably know Tim Hasselbeck based on his college career with Boston College, which earned him most of his notoriety. Or you might know him from his professional NFL career where he hopped around to a couple of different teams over the course of this period of time. However, he is now a sports analyst.

Tim Hasselbeck: $150,000

Hasselbeck began his career as an analyst in 2007 after he left playing the game. He made his first appearance that year and has worked for ESPN, SportsNet New York, and Sirius NFL Radio. He also does a lot of analyst commentary for Fantasy Football, for all of you Fantasy Footballers out there. Doing this, he makes about $150,000 a year. Not bad.

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