"If you're a player on a team that finishes first in your division, you get $3,300 for that, plus an automatic $3,500 for playing in a division final. Competitors on teams involved in each divisional semi-final also get $3,300 for that, and $3,500 if they win and go on to the division final. If your team wins the divisional final and advances to the Grey Cup, you get $16,000 if your team wins that game and $8,000 if you lose." (SOURCE: 55 Yard Line sports blog)
Add it up and the Grey Cup winner can make off with $22,800 in playoff earnings, plus a Grey Cup ring (that's generally appraised in the $16,000 - $20,000 range). So potentially it adds close to $50K to a player's net worth over a 2 week period. That's quite a windfall for a player making the league mimimum of $43,000.
DH
