The average NFL player’s income per year is 1.5 million dollars, but the highest paid player now is Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints. His pay is 31 million dollars not counting bonuses of any sort. Are professional players that are part of the NFL paid too much? Some might say that there are doctors and people like the president that really do save people's lives and help and that they should get paid millions. Then people like me saying that no they are not overpaid and that they are the best at what they can do. The odds of making the NFL is about 1.6% and that 1 injury may be the end of all of that, Not to blame the players but more like the people and the organizations themselves, without these players and without the youth that follow behind these big stars and NFL players there would be no Nike no Underarmour. NFL players are not paid too much because they are part of a multibillion dollar business and that they are just playing the game. The NFL is not over paying their players because the chances …show more content…
The chances of you making the NFL is at a 1.6% almost impossible, also the players are not to blame it's the youth and the people that continue to support it and continue to watch these players and pay for all of their games. The last reason NFL players get as much pay as they do is because of these big name companies like Nike, Under Armor, etc. These companies will do anything to get these player to wear their gear and to even sponsor some games. People should get a better understanding of why these players get paid as much as they do compared to a doctor. You should spread the news cause people go on strike about why they get players get paid so much and help spread understanding to everyone that these players play for the game and that the pay is a big