In this newspaper article from Sporting News written in 2008, they list which professional athletes are overpaid and underpaid. I would count this as a credible source because it comes from a credited newspaper written all about sports.…
To begin with Athletes get paid a bunch of money just to play a game. Athletes are getting paid a whole bunch of money a year the lowest they can be paid is 500,000. For example in June the colts signed a quarterback Andrew luck right to a contract worth 140 million . The average salary for a baseball player is 4 million. Athletes get paid too much money!…
Do professional athletes get paid enough? Yes, they do, and for many different reasons. Athletes have to deal with large commitments, the danger of playing sports, and common life expenses. Often, professional athletes are offered contracts by a certain team or sponsor. Some of these contracts can be for a long period of time too. Next, playing sports has a very large risk for injury. These athletes never know when they will have a career ending injury. Lastly, athletes still have to pay for common expenses such as taxes and bills. Professional athletes deserve their pay.…
Is it really worth to pay athletes so much money? People are saying that Pro athletes are getting paid way too much. Athletes are role models and motivators for kids. Also a lot of their money comes from sponsorships. Team Owners and Sponsorships pay athletes a reasonable amount. They also are role models for kids that look up to them a lot. People make athletes role models because they want to be just like that athlete in the future and follow what they do off the field. The kids will always look up to athletes. The brands that people wear,eat and drink are mostly having Pro athletes on the cover of their product to sell it. Also, a player might want a big contract if they go to a team that they know isn’t good, but the owner thinks he can…
Do you think that athletes get paid way too much money? Athletes gets paid more then the person who controls our country. Also the franchises get payed more then the athlete and that’s why athletes get paid so much. Salary comparison, respect and prestige, and fans supporting the team is why pro athletes make so much money. One of the first reasons why athletes get paid way too much is because of all of the fans that buy things to support the teams.…
There is great controversy regarding professional athletes and their salaries. People think that many athletes receive obscene salaries, but I think that they deserve that money. They work incredibly hard, they are part of the advancement of the human race, and they generate large sums of revenue for their organizations. I do not think that talented, well deserving athletes are overpaid.…
Professional athletes sign huge contracts up to $20 million dollars per season, but it does not quite mean that they are overpaid. These athletes play sports for professional teams which is not that easy to get into. There is only a .03 percent chance for a college basketball player to make it into the NBA, which the chances seem nearly impossible. These athletes also have to work hard to stay in shape all year round, because their jobs depend on it. They also risk a chance of injury every time they step out onto a court, a field, or a stadium, etc. It’s also determined that NFL players lives are cut short by two or three years for each season they play. Not to mention the reason why their salaries are so high, are because of the fans who willingly support them. Being an athlete also means always being the public’s eye, so they must always maintain a clean image. These athletes are justly compensated for their jobs due to the challenge to get in, stay in, maintain their image, and the risks behind being an athlete. (Resnick)…
Professional athletes today are being paid big bucks, and many of the athletes are being reckless with that money. Athletes should be getting a lower salary because that money could be helping so many people and causes. Soon, some natural disaster will happen in your area and there won’t be enough money due to the fact that athletes are taking it all. Athletes should be paid less because colleges are going bankrupt, it is affecting fans, and the increasing salary is starting to hurt other players.…
Some people believe that college athletes should be paid and others do not. The only thing wrong with paying athletes is they get paid in other ways. College athletes get scholarships, housing, coaches, and opportunities no other college student has. So maybe they shouldn’t get paid but when you step back and look at the whole picture; coaches get paid a lot of money for example coming from Nick Saban (football coach of University of Alabama) he makes over $7 million a year. But think of the team. Yes, the coaches put in a lot of effort to teach his players but the players do the real work.…
The sport industry is one of the largest industries in the United States, meaning it brings in the most revenue. But, aren’t the players actually the ones bringing the money in? The spectators are paying a big amount of money for their tickets and not to mention paying even more on foods, drinks and sporting attire. Since athletes are bringing in almost $11 billion a year, it is only fair to pay them. Being a part of such a large industry, people expect athletes to perform as professional athletes do. High expectations mean athletes have to be committed and willing to put in the long time consuming hours and hard work. This is an all day everyday commitment that leaves you with no free time or anytime at all to go out and get a job so that you can support yourself. People say it is only fair that college athletes get paid so that they can make a living and support their self.…
First and foremost, athletes shouldn't get paid so much because of all the homeless children in the world. Athletes are paid millions each year to just play a game or sit on the bench and watch others play. There are numerous children in the world that are homeless and abused. They spend day and night spending time on the streets looking for…
There’s a great deal of controversy over the topic of whether professional athletes are overpaid or not, as compared to teachers, police officers, and firefighters. Jennifer Fontaine, a sports promoter, clearly states that she believes professional athletes are not over paid, due to their careers being short lived due to any serious injury, or injuries, that could end that highly paid career.…
Professional athletes are often rewarded extremely substantial amounts of money and lucrative endorsement deals. Many people argue that their salaries should be reduced to smaller amounts of money. Male athletes are one of the most highly paid people in the world. Athletes are some of the most talented people, but are they worth the millions that they are paid I do believe athletes don’t deserve the millions of dollars they make for what they do. I believe that all athletes are being overpaid just based off their entertainment. I have always been a huge sports fan, but athletes don’t deserve the money other people do to deserve it. Floyd Mayweather is the most paid athletes in the world, who makes an average of $80 million a year. Athletes…
In the article “Do Professional Athletes get paid too much?” by Mihir Bhagat, goes on to talk about different ways why athletes get over paid. He talks about the various athletes that get paid the most and compares what they do to what people in the economy make. He claims that they also teach people some bad things to look up too. Mihir does a great job explaining about when we pay athletes too much, what it can lead to and have an effect in the world.…
I grew up watching professional sports. I always wanted to grow up to be just like them and secretly, still do. However, growing up, I was never really aware of the ridiculous amounts of money that the athletes earned and in the past few years I have been hearing many people complaining about how much the athletes make. According to my survey, 30 percent of people surveyed believe that athletes are overpaid. Honestly, I expected it to be more than that since I hear so much about the salaries of the athletes. I, myself, have always believed that professional athletes are not overpaid so I wanted to do research and be able to have more reasoning behind my opinion. I also would like to makes it so that others would be able to see it the way that I do. What follows is what I believe and what I was able to discover while doing my research.…