Do Sport Athletes Get Paid 2 Much?

[Redskin Warrior]

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.

[SFREDSKIN]

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

[Darrell_Green_28]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

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

I dont remember the exact amount though and his pay for his rookie season was what.... 200K???

[SFREDSKIN]

The problem with athletes getting overpaid are the agents!! I guess entertainers in general are overpaid, from regular actors to porn actors (what's the difference now a days) they are paid too much whether they are standing in front of the camera to scandals or someone getting blown on the screen.

[Skinny Tee]

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.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by Skinny Tee

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.

[Skinny Tee]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

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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.

[WillH]

Originally Posted by Skinny Tee

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.

[Skinny Tee]

Originally Posted by WillH

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?

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Skinny Tee

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.

They can keep their $2 million in investments for 45 years.

We can't do that. Ours is needed at the time it is made and the later income won't be able to sit and grow.


Just pointing out another difference.

[Skinny Tee]

Originally Posted by Buster

They can keep their $2 million in investments for 45 years.

We can't do that. Ours is needed at the time it is made and the later income won't be able to sit and grow.


Just pointing out another difference.

Already addressed this difference, professional players are risking their lifetime of health and welfare in those three years. They're living life at an accelerated pace, physically and financially.

[skinsnut]

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?

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by skinsnut

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?

Wow. I couldn't disagree more with this post.

No one should retire at 25? Why not? Suppose you create a revolutionary product that everyone needs, and make billions of dollars in the process? You're saying you don't have the right to spend the rest of your days how you want?

No one is a slave to society. If you play your cards right, save, invest, and spend your money wisely, say ... in a business or other capitalistic venture that winds up putting money in your pocket, enough to retire on even, then that's your right.

You don't owe society or anyone else a damn thing.

[BrunellMVP?]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Wow. I couldn't disagree more with this post.

No one should retire at 25? Why not? Suppose you create a revolutionary product that everyone needs, and make billions of dollars in the process? You're saying you don't have the right to spend the rest of your days how you want?

No one is a slave to society. If you play your cards right, save, invest, and spend your money wisely, say ... in a business or other capitalistic venture that winds up putting money in your pocket, enough to retire on even, then that's your right.

You don't owe society or anyone else a damn thing.

Agreed, unless we woke up in Cuba this morning, I believe capitalism (to some degree) still reigns supreme.

[skinsnut]

ya know what....in the 70s when these guys got paid what we did (and got off season jobs) ...they played with their heart for the team.

Interesting that the touchdown dances, trouble with hookers in clubs, and various greed related activities weren't occuring then.

Who do you want your kids to look up to?

I still say ART MONK and Darrel Green....who were still "old school" in the 80s

Early money is corrupting many of our young athletes.
(Not to mention those smarmy agents)