I
disagree with Jack the money that these sports players make is something they
have earned. Yes it seems like they aren't working but being a NFL player is a year round job. These player deserve the money they are
making. Their job is their body, they
must maintain and workout everyday of every year. They sacrifice their body for the
entertainment of the people. At any
moment they could injure themselves, and live with a handicap for the rest of
their lives.
These athletes deserve a portion of the money of the
entertainment industry. Sports is the biggest
entertainment industry, think of the jerseys and memorabilia that millions of people
buy. The spending on this merchandise is
outrageous and the percentage of the total money made by the leagues is
multiple times greater than the amount the athletes themselves are being paid. The leagues are profiting of the name of big
players with jersey sales and you want to watch the game to see how certain
players perform.
Another fact is that yes these athletes are being paid millions
by the leagues. But where they make
their real money is with endorsements. Athlete’s
endorsements are how they make a majority of their money. To stop this athlete over-payment would also
be impossible, once you stop paying the athletes you kill the sports industry. The Super Bowl wouldn't be as competitive,
the World Series wouldn't matter as much, and no one would watch the NBA Finals
(not like many people do anyway). But
each of these events have millions of billions of dollars spent on advertising
and hype up to the game. I think that
these athletes deserve a portion of this money that companies are spending/profiting
off of when the athletes are performing or doing their job.
Athletes deserve the money they make because they are
sacrificing their lives for the entertainment of the people. The money they make is not just from the
league and teams it is from the endorsements.
The reason they have so much money is because we are willing to pay
them. If you think athletes are being
paid too much you need to make a movement to get everyone to stop watching
sporting events.
ReplyDeleteGreat response RJ. Indeed, if sports are a bad thing, and the athletes are too overcompensated, then we are just as guilty as they are for enabling society to go on this way. Every time we buy a ticket, watch a show, or wear a jersey, we openly advocate on entertainment’s behalf. Personally I do not have a big issue with this, but for those who do, do not act as you are above reproach if you have sat through a super bowl in recent years like the rest of us. Maybe we should try to focus on the more positive aspects of sports such as the teamwork, discipline, and respect it can help teach our youth, or to try to focus on the positive role models that play the game we love, and set good examples for the millions who watch them every week put on a great show in a respectable manner. #MissyouTebow
I agree with both of you. Sports is a huge entertainment industry and we are all guilty of giving in to it in some way. Whether we are buying team items, going to games, or even simply watching the games on tv, we are contributing to the industry that is sports. Understand that a lot of the money made by different leagues is just off of advertisements, companies pay a lot of money to have their advertisements shown during different sporting events. I have no issue with the money the players are making, especially because it is only a portion of what the league is making.
ReplyDeleteIt's also important to remember that most athletes don't make the huge salaries we hear about and that the average career span is quite short.
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