Should college athletes get paid more money? There has been a constant debate the past few years on whether college athletes‚ particularly football players‚ should get paid. In 1988‚ the Nebraska legislature passed a bill that would allow the University of Nebraska football players to receive better cash incentives. The bill was later vetoed by Governor Kay Orr‚ who was governor of Nebraska at the time (O’Toole etal. 2). . The dispute comes from coaches‚ parents of the players‚ and the players
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Athletes are playing in sports every left and right all around the world. But many people think they are getting paid too much. But many don’t think that they do because they earn their money‚ have chronic health problems when they retire‚ and they dedicate their lives to their sport. To begin with‚ athletes do get paid a lot but don’t you think they earn it? Athletes get paid billions and doctors don’t get paid that much but athletes get paid more because they earn it. They earn it like LeBron
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College athletes who play sports are working hard to get to the next level‚ they are putting their bodies on the line and some people say they should get payed but they are already receiving benefits from their college. Most college athletes are working so hard they are putting their mental and physical health in danger. They put their bodies on the line every game but‚ should they get paid? Many of them are already receiving scholarships. But only about two percent of high school athletes receive
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college athletes get paid? This has been an argument topic for a while now and some say college athletes should and some say college athletes shouldn’t get paid. There are many reasons for both of why they should or shouldn’t. If college athletes were to get paid‚ it could help the athletes financially‚ it could make the sport more competitive‚ and it is like a full time job to the athletes. If college athletes were to get paid‚ how can it help them financially? If they were to get paid it could
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College athletes come after school and during school everyday for practice. College athletes also travel from place to place and they have to play games every week and sometimes there games are on weekend. Some athletes that play dangerous sports like football and baseball could get hurt for playing their sport. I believe that athletes should get paid for playing for many different reasons. College athletes should be paid for playing because they put their bodies on the line when they play in their
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College Athletes There are thousands of athletes playing for different colleges. They put their time and effort in it‚ yet they don’t get paid. When athletes play a sport‚ they have even more stuff to worry about than a regular student. They have to worry about their grades‚ staying fit to play‚ stay healthy‚ attend to practice every day there’s practice‚ and then after practice go home and do all their work even though they are tired. How much do they get paid for going through all that? Zero
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Should college athletes get paid? Over the past few years‚ one of the greatest debates has been whether student-athletes should be paid as if they were professional athletes. I strongly stand behind the belief that student-athletes should not get paid. Majority of college athletes are trying to get to the pros‚ with that being said they have not reached that level yet‚ so why should they get paid as they were a professional? Being involved in a college athletic program is just another stepping
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questioning the fact if college athletes should get paid. Every year the NCAA and colleges bring in millions and millions of dollars from ticket sales and jersey sellings that come from the hard work of the athletes. The athletes risk career ending injuries and do not get anything in return. College athletes should get a cut from all of the money they bring into the school. Tyson Hartnett from the Huffington Post says that even though athletes get their school paid for the athletes still will need money for
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20 December 2016 Should College Athletes get Paid? College athletes need the money too! All college athletes need money to help them get stuff to get them through college‚ and life. Also in some cases‚ some college athletes are already starting their families‚ so they need the money to help support their family. College athletes need to live like everyone else‚ and what does everyone need to live‚ they need money. This is the backfire of paying college athletes‚ they would rather have their minds
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Although athletes may work extremely hard‚ they do not deserve that high of a salary because there are people who do more for this country than just entertain. Everyone loves watching the olympics‚ football‚ or basketball‚ but that doesn’t mean that athletes should get paid in the tens of millions of dollars. Maybe that’s why the United States is so in debt is because people care more about sports than their own well being. First and foremost‚ athletes get paid more the military which shouldn’t
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