Athletes Are Overpaid

“Dude, i throw a stick. Come on. I get paid a pretty good salary to throw a stick.”- Breaux Greer. Breaux Greer is an 8 time American Champion and American record holder for throwing a javelin 91.29 meters. This quote shows that athletes are getting paid loads of money for doing little things. The Issue with overpaid athletes is when they step on the field, or pitch, or court, they earn hundreds of thousands or even millions. Nowadays, athletes don’t play for the love of the game. They just play for the money so they can fill their needs. Athletes in professional sports must get a lower salary because, Their job isn’t as important as other jobs, Athletes don’t know how to manage their money, and Athletes get paid huge amounts for not even playing.
First, 78% of NFL players are either bankrupt or in financial trouble within 2 years of retirement. This statistic shows that athletes think they are all that with all their money. But, they need to learn to save that money not just blow it for their needs. Next, 60% of NBA players go bankrupt within 5 years of leaving the sport. This statistic shows that athletes do not care about their money. They think they can blow it and expect to get more. Lastly, Nabil Hourani, author of the article, Athletes overpaid need to learn financial responsibility, comments, “They are overpaid. Not just because of the tremendous amount of money they are making,but also because of the long term financial and social consequences.” This quote is beyond true because the statistics above show true meaning of investing/blowing it. And those 78% NFL players and those 60% of those NBA players are blowing their
First, a fan spoke up and argued, “Athletes work hard to get where they are. They deserve their fair share.” This quote shows that Athletes may work for it, but no one is worth millions for playing a sport. Next, LeBron last year averaged 25.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game during the regular season, and also led Cleveland to the championship to win it. This shows that LeBron plays so well on the court, however, his job is to shoot the ball and hope for the best. Other people’s job is to save people’s lives, and to educate people. Not to entertain people. Nevertheless, critics also say it’s the american way. The American way is living an original lifestyle. It could be your dreams and/or reality. Furthermore, the american way is to work a real job and get money by hard work. Not just by stepping on the pitch or the court or the field. Lastly, In contrast to my pros, fan’s are a big reason towards athletes salaries. LeBron James get’s even more money for jersey sales. This shows that fans are a big part to athletes paychecks and possible the reason why for the paychecks. Also, fans buy the tickets, which goes to the paychecks for the athletes. NFL tickets average to $82 and MLB tickets average to $28. This shows that instead of putting money towards a better stadium or better concessions. Instead, ticket money goes towards the