The NFL has fined 100 players and two dozen club officials for selling Super Bowl tickets above face value, according to reports.

While players and officials are allowed to sell tickets at face value, they are banned from doing so at inflated prices.

The face value price for Super Bowl tickets for the clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, which included a half-time performance by Kendrick Lamar, earlier this year, varied between $950 and $7,500 each.

However, the average resale price hit $10,417 on ticketing websites.

The minimum salary for a “rookie” NFL player is understood to be around $750,000 a year.

But once established, their annual pay packet can hit $5m, with superstars – often quarterbacks – frequently earning twice as much.