Essay about Are Pro Athletes Paid Too Much?

Think about this, while the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is approaching one billion dollar in revenue, the athletes at colleges themselves are struggling to keep financially afloat. The money goes to the NCAA and the colleges themselves, with the money being brought in the university and NCAA, a plan needs to be devised to compensate student athletes. The families of some of these athletes are in financial hardship themselves and neither the family nor student receives much compensation. We have student athletes having to balance work, school, and sports, although they are the ones putting in the work. The NCAA seems to be filling everyone’s pockets except the athletes when they’re the ones people pay to see

I disagree with athletes receiving large amounts of money for various sports. I have many views on the money situation in the United States as of this time we’re in right now. There are people that risks their own lives every day, every hour, and every minute to give us freedom that most of us don’t deserve. America today, is a very complex, complicated society. We take so many things for granted, and we don’t even realize it. These professional football athletes receive millions of dollars each season. This is day, hour, and minute we are experiencing right now.

It is perfectly acceptable to demand CEO’s of a Fortune 500 company to pay for student’s college education or for healthcare, but when professional athletes are fairly compensated for their work they are ridiculed. There should not be this hypocrisy in the media and in people’s thinking. Athletes play for franchises that are worth billions. The NFL team with the highest net worth is the Dallas Cowboys at $4.2 billion and is owned by Jerry Jones who has a net worth of $5.6 billion. In the MLB the New York Yankees are estimated at $3.7 billion and the New York Nicks are the highest NBA team at $3.3 billion (Investopedia). If the athletes are paid less than they currently are, then the money would simply be kept by the owners and team

Doesn't everyone just love sitting down on the couch, with a soda in one hand ,the t.v remote in the other, a bowl of chips on the table. What is that… It's watching a big sports game on t.v. Almost every day thousands of people line up at the gates of stadiums, or sit down on the couch to watch a professional sport of some kind. But has anyone ever thought of how much these superstars get paid? People are all asking the same question, why are athletes getting paid so much? Athletes are overpaid!

Here are many athletes that get sponsored by many brands like Nike,Under Armour, and Adidas. Those three brands are the main brands that sponsor athletes in sports. It is estimated that Nike makes 11 million dollars a year off of star athlete Lebron James. The brand Adidas offered basketball player James Harden 200 million dollars in an attempt to steal James from Nike. Adidas ended up adding James to their multi-billion dollar team. Every brand has a cover star. Some athletes are fortunate enough to have their own brand like the legend Michael Jordan. As you can see companies pay their athletes, but some companies sponsor sports

Many professional athletes make millions of dollars a year. Some people believe that athletes get paid too much money. Others believe that athletes deserve the salary they receive. I myself believe that athletes deserve their salaries because they get their money from the citizens who pay to watch them play, they are entertaining to watch, and they train hard.

Athletes should not be payed to play; rather, some say they should because the sport is so taxing and takes up much of their time. However, each of the players

(Hays) These athletes should not be getting paid more than someone's who is saving lives, performing surgery, or even running our country. The athletes are only paid this amount of money because of the people and fans who continue to go out and support the athletes. If you are ever wondering why your food or drink is so expensive or the ticket to get in is expensive it is because you are paying the athletes

In conclusion, these athletes are being paid so much money, and it's all so they can play they game they love. Honestly, they should be very happy with getting paid at all for playing, but the young players that come into a game,demand so much money for a great team to get them. Also teams would be very unbalanced, because other teams don't have all the money in the world to be paying crazy price. Plus nobody wants to watch a ton of blow out games, because the teams are so stacked. All these reason show that salary caps is saving managers, and keeping fan happy and watching the

Is it fair that a guy getting paid 19 million dollars to swing a bat at a ball makes more money than the average american? Well yes and here's why. An athlete's income is dependent on marketing, skill and travel.

To start off, there are many other jobs that need the money more than professional athletes. First, Muhammad Ali can make up to 5 million dollars per match. Second, doctors save lives almost every day and only being paid $500,000 at max. Third, , while people working in our public economy struggling to earn money professional athletes are being paid large quantities of money by playing a game. Therefore, professional athletes are being paid much large quantities

Professional athletes get way to overpaid and as a result of the excessive paying, the games are going bankrupt. Regular players are getting at least $4 million dollars a game! Even the players being benched, or are not playing in that game, still get the same amount of money as the players playing. Some athletes that have enough money, are asking for more money around $5 million dollars. Yes, players are used to getting that amount of money, but because of that amount some pro games might be losing their money. Even with the amount of fans and contributors, there isn't enough money to “appetize” the players.

From reading the book Money in Sports by Nick Hunter I learned about how money is one of the biggest parts of professional sports not only in the United States but in the entire world. Sports originally were not played for money but were simply played for enjoyment. Starting in the late 1700s the Industrial Revolution hit and sports became a huge source of entertainment and soon sports were played professionally. I learned that now athletes can make money many different ways like advertisements, endorsements, and media. The fans are really most of the part why these athletes are being paid so much. I also learned that it is not just the athletes that are being paid but the athletes agents and sports teams owners too. Some people look at buying

According to A.T. Kearney, the global sports industry is estimated to be worth $350 billion. The massive audience size and economic influence of sports provides companies with a unique avenue for advertising. Advertisement of a team has many different forms: it can be logos on uniforms, coaches wearing certain headgear, teams using certain water bottles or drinks, even having specific gate names at a stadium. Undoubtedly the most well-known form of team sponsorship, at least domestically, is the name of the team’s stadium or arena; for example, Bank of America Stadium for the Charlotte Panthers or American Airlines Arena for the Miami Heat. Domestically, as of the beginning of 2014, 56 percent of team’s stadiums or arenas in the major four sports (Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Hockey) are currently named after publicly traded companies. Sponsoring a sport team is a major decision for the company to undertake, as the majority of the deals are long-term, sizeable investments; for example, the Dallas Cowboys recently signed a 20 year 400 million dollar deal with AT&T so that the new stadium was named AT&T Stadium. Becoming a sponsor gives companies a unique opportunity to associate their brand name with a successful and popular team and it gives them future access to players and coaches for future marketing. However, this association can also be harmful for the company if the team consistently underperforms. Underperformance would decrease media exposure and lower

corporate sponsorships are seen plastered all over anything a company can get their hands on during air time for action sports. Everything from billboards to the bearings