Players did not exactly get rich for winning the title, each receiving $1,500 bonuses. Rooney, as the face of a conservative franchise in a conservative league, had never been one to celebrate his politics. Another key objective will be to improve data collection at the federation, so it is at least on a par with the top countries in the world. en instructed by CBS to tell players to stay down after they were tackled so commercials could be shown during games.