Players in the IFL, a league that merged with the Intense and United football leagues earlier this year, make considerably less money than AFL players, said Wild's public relations director Jeff Worthington in a press release.
Some AFL players made upwards to $100,000 a season, while IFL players get $250 a game, Worthington wrote.
Despite a major cut in pay, the Wild think it's still possible to sign an AFL player. Alaska has so far signed 19 players and needs six more before its season opener in March.
"We're getting our feelers out there to find if any of the AFL players want to come to Alaska," Worthington wrote.
Other than money, another problem Alaska faces is its distance from the Lower 48.
"Players have concerns about relocating," Worthington wrote, "or being away from their families for six months, way up in Alaska."
That said, Wild quarterback Luke Zetazate is from Canada and he signed with the team recently because he wanted the Alaska experience.
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