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Sheriff Gonna Getcha · 02-08-2008, 12:47 PM

A resounding NO. While professional athletes are paid huge sums of money, on the whole they are not overpaid. Whether we like it or not, us Americans spends billions and billions of dollars each year on pro sports memorabilia, clothing, and tickets and we watch ESPN, the NFL network, and other sports news channels. It's not so much that the players' slices of the pie are large, it's that the pie is so god damned enormous. So, if you think NFL players are overpaid, look in the mirror and ask yourself if you are contributing to those high salaries by spending money that ends up in the hands of the NFL owners and players. The man behind the curtain is not inflating players' salaries, we consumers are.

But even if players are paid too much, should the "excess" cash go to the owners? The owners are not exactly hurting for cash and, while players make millions more now than they did in the 80s, the owners are making tens of millions more. Moreover, the revenue is pretty much evenly divided between the owners and the players. The owners invest the cash in an investment that is virtually risk-free and the players put in the sweat equity in an investment that is full of risks. Sounds like the owners are getting a fair deal to me.

02-08-2008, 12:47 PM	#36
Sheriff Gonna Getcha Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 8,317	Re: Do Sport Athletes Get Paid 2 Much? A resounding NO. While professional athletes are paid huge sums of money, on the whole they are not overpaid. Whether we like it or not, us Americans spends billions and billions of dollars each year on pro sports memorabilia, clothing, and tickets and we watch ESPN, the NFL network, and other sports news channels. It's not so much that the players' slices of the pie are large, it's that the pie is so god damned enormous. So, if you think NFL players are overpaid, look in the mirror and ask yourself if you are contributing to those high salaries by spending money that ends up in the hands of the NFL owners and players. The man behind the curtain is not inflating players' salaries, we consumers are. But even if players are paid too much, should the "excess" cash go to the owners? The owners are not exactly hurting for cash and, while players make millions more now than they did in the 80s, the owners are making tens of millions more. Moreover, the revenue is pretty much evenly divided between the owners and the players. The owners invest the cash in an investment that is virtually risk-free and the players put in the sweat equity in an investment that is full of risks. Sounds like the owners are getting a fair deal to me.