Eric Dickerson Tells TMZ Pro Football Hall of Famers Want $300K Annual Salary

Eric Dickerson was part of a group of Pro Football Hall of Famers who made headlines Tuesday for threatening to boycott future induction ceremonies if the legends did not receive proper compensation in the form of health insurance for life as well as an annual salary.

While the group provided a figure as to what health care would cost the NFL, it did not mention the salary each player was looking for—until now.

"If it was up to me, I think every Hall of Famer would get about $300,000 a year," Dickerson told TMZ Sports. "I think that would be a proper number."

Dickerson and Co. initially noted that lifetime health insurance would cost the NFL less than $4 million. The desired salary, though, would cost the league more than $95 million per year, according to TMZ.

Here's a look at the letter sent to NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith and Pro Football Hall of Fame President C. David Baker on Tuesday, per ESPN's Arash Markazi:

Although Kurt Warner and Jerry Rice were both listed among the players in support of the protest, they later took to social media to remove themselves from the situation:

Dickerson chalked the mistaken inclusion of Warner and Rice up to "miscommunication."

In the initial letter, the Hall of Famers pointed to Major League Baseball as to why they want change. Any player who appeared on an MLB roster for at least one day is entitled to health insurance for life, while any player who accrues 43 days of service time is granted a lifelong pension.

Dickerson told TMZ Sports that he and his fellow Hall of Famers are looking to "help the players," noting that he would like all players, not just Hall of Famers, to be fairly compensated. The NFL's all-time single-season rushing leader also denied that the players were acting "greedy" with their demands.

The league has yet to respond to the letter or Dickerson's follow-up comments.