Do Sport Athletes Get Paid 2 Much?

I was just reading the "Will NE Resign Moss" thread and saw that Randy was paid 8 million for this year alone. Now whether he got paid that much or not isn't the point of this thread. The point is lately with the various Bengals players, Pacman, Vick & Willie Andrews. Are these huge pay days messing up the minds of the youth & current NFL players? For instance, you turn in a two weeks notice at a job ok lets McDonald's a mininum paying job to take on a $15-20 per hour job for those two weeks most people have the attitude of you can't tell me nothing. Ok lets put that same perspective with sport athletes are the $2-10 million a year salaries corrupting these players & the youths minds? Does the pay days develop that "I'm Larger Than Life Cockiness" & "I'm Rick James Bitch Mentality?" Not to say all sport athletes act like this but you know they say rotten apples spoil the bunch.


The reason I said that is it destroying the youth my nephew is 11 smart kid makes straight A's but he wants to be in the NBA. It's actually possible he is pretty damn good but his mentality is to make millions get woman and do what he wants to do. Well that is a bad mentality for the youth to have and instead of developing his craft and love the game for what it is he only wants to play to make big money. He fill if he plays one year of pro ball he is set for life. It is amazing how many kids think like that across the nation. What do you think? I hope I not gonna be on thread probation for this.

Like Darrell green said: I was over paid, over cared for what?

You can't compare their wages with your own. It all comes down to this, if the going rate for any position in a commercial workplace is at a certain mark then you will expect compensation comparable to that mark.

If you accept less then you are just going to be shorting yourself value that someone else is going to be compensated with.

Considering the average NFL career is 3 years they essentially get paid a normal lifetime's worth of checks in the short amount of time they are expected last...works out if you ask me.

You can't compare their wages with your own. It all comes down to this, if the going rate for any position in a commercial workplace at a certain mark then you will expect compensation comparable to that mark.

If you accept less then you are just going to be shorting yourself value that someone else is going to be compensated with.

Considering the average NFL career is 3 years they essentially get paid a normal lifetime's worth of checks in the short amount of time they are expected last...works out if you ask me.

A normal lifetime worth of checks? What the hell are you calling a normal lifetime worth of pay? The average nfl salary per year is 1.1 million.

Im not saying they are overpaid but, theirs no way that they make close to what any normal person makes.

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A normal lifetime worth of checks? What the hell are you calling a normal lifetime worth of pay? The average nfl salary per year is 1.1 million.

Im not saying they are overpaid but, theirs no way that they make close to what any normal person makes.

Let's say a common worker makes on average $50,000 a year. Multiple that by 45 years and you have a cool 2.25 million. That equates to what an average NFL player can expect to walk away with after his average 3 year stint.

That's why it is always important to maximize your payouts whenever possible. It's not selfish, it's business.

duh, yes...pro sports athletes get paid way too much.

The argument that their career may be short is crazy.
They must get another job after that career like everyone else.
No one should retire at 25...what are you contributing to society?

Just because I may be too old to do physical labor in my 50's doesn't mean I need to be paid double for that type of work when I can so I can sit on my butt the rest of my life.

If anything...they should be paid LESS than the average worker....they are playing a GAME for heaven's sake.

And regarding kids going for the big payoff....look at society....we teach them this.
You ever buy a lottery ticket?

Let's say a common worker makes on average $50,000 a year. Multiple that by 45 years and you have a cool 2.25 million. That equates to what an average NFL player can expect to walk away with after his average 3 year stint.

That's why it is always important to maximize your payouts whenever possible. It's not selfish, it's business.

Im not saying I disagree with you, but $2.25 mil now is worth a ton more then $2.25 mil spread out over 45 years. This is based off of the idea that if you invest the money now, you can make a profit off of it. Whereas if you are only given small amounts, you cannot afford to invest, and thus your money can't make you more.

Im not saying I disagree with you, but $2.25 mil now is worth a ton more then $2.25 mil spread out over 45 years. This is based off of the idea that if you invest the money now, you can make a profit off of it. Whereas if you are only given small amounts, you cannot afford to invest, and thus your money can't make you more.

That's what makes it a funny business. You get your lifetime of money up front but you also put at risk your lifetime of health in the process.

It's basically like being put in a scientific aging machine. You live your life ten times as fast but you get paid and pay for it at the same time.

Ask Kevin Everett if all of the money pro player gets is worth it?

That's what makes it a funny business. You get your lifetime of money up front but you also put at risk your lifetime of health in the process.

It's basically like being put in a scientific aging machine. You live your life ten times as fast but you get paid and pay for it at the same time.

Ask Kevin Everett if all of the money pro player gets is worth it?

True that, Under Water Welding isn't the most vital job in the world, but it certainly one of the most dangerous, and those guys get paid handsomely for it. Although, not in the same proportion as Athletes. Athletes wages are indeed over inflated, and Im not sure they "deserve" it because of what they do, but the jobs that are created by their performances might be worth it. To be honest Im torn about it. Shouldn't teachers be paid more then athletes? I certainly think so, but at least they create a market within which others benefit.

To be honest Im torn about it. Shouldn't teachers be paid more then athletes? I certainly think so, but at least they create a market within which others benefit.

Teachers just need to find a way to get people to pay $150+ for tilefloor level seats to watch them teach.
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