Do We Pay Athletes Too Much?

Yes, Athletes get paid too much money. Accordingly to the article,from LeBron James making 71 million dollars and the President does not make as much money as LeBron James. Nurses, and other people who save lives do not make as much money as LeBron James.

Student’s grade would drop if they paid college athletes because all they would worry about was the sport so they could go to the next level and get paid. The athlete would just worry about the sport and nothing else, for they would stop interacting with people and just about the sport. The athlete in college wouldn’t fill their degree because they would always be doing sports and trying to get better at that sport. The college would have to lower the salary of the teachers just to pay for the athlete even tho the education is more import than the sport. Not everyone can make it to the next level, you have to be good at the sport you are in to make it to the next level. Also, some people would feel back because they didn’t make it to the next level to get paid. If they were paid they would try and say at that level because when you get to the level after college called the NFL only the best of the best players make it. In order to play sports in college, you have to have good grades you could be good at sports but not so good at school, so you wouldn’t be able to play sports. Only 7% of high athletes make it to college sports and out of that 7%, only 2% make it to Division

Athletes deserve the money they receive because of their hard work, dedication, and commitment to their passion. They wouldn 't be where they 're at just sitting on the couch all day long doing nothing. They put a lot of time and effort into their futures. Most people don 't even realize the sacrifices that a pro

When people typically view professional athletes they see the lavish lifestyle, they see the big contracts, and figure that they must be set up financially for the rest of their life. This is not the case though as becoming a professional athlete is similar to hitting the lottery just genetically. Being an athlete creates a large amount of income early in life, but that income decreases to zero once retirement comes around. The documentary Broke is a compilation of interviews and incidents that occurred which showcase the poor money management done by professional athletes. Whether the athlete played basketball, baseball, football, or was a boxer it did not matter there were multiple instances where an athlete that made millions in

For years now there have been the argument if college athletes should be paid to play or not. It is an ongoing debate between many people including the National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA), athletes, coach, and other various people. The has debate has gone far enough that a lawsuit has started over it. There are many arguments for college athletes being paid such as; the athletes do not have time to work, their images are being used without any type of pay, and how the NCAA and coaches make millions of dollars off of the players while the players do not make anything. On the flip side of this, arguments that the athletes should not be paid include; they get paid in other varies ways, the average college athletic department loses enough money already without paying the athletes, and the fact that not all college athletes are in school to become professional athletes anyhow so making money from their athletic abilities should not be an issue for them at all.

With the athletes having more success with fans has increased revenues for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). According to NCAA rules “you are not eligible for participation in a sport if you have ever: taken pay, or the promise of pay, for competing in that sport”. However, many athletes are targeted by the black markets, and end up taking money from under the table. Paying athletes would benefit the NCAA, student-athletes, and the athletes’ families.

In college sports today there is an occurring issue on whether or not college athletes should be paid to play. This issue has been disputed since the NCAA was established in 1906. These athletes have made money for everybody involved with these schools, but they themselves have made nothing. The main reason these players have not acquired pay is because of the NCAA and their rules and regulations. College athletes should get paid because they are the main source of revenue for colleges. Also they should be paid, because some might be poor or have been injured and they need money to help their lives stay on track.

My solution to fix this problem is to simply pay college athletes. This would be done by the University and the NCAA returning a portion of their profits back to the players. Some of the extra funds needed would also be acquired by lowering coach salaries. Last year the head football coach of the University of Alabama made around 7 million dollars (USA Today). There is no need for a coach to be paid all that money and the players not get paid anything. My solution involves college athletes being paid based on a tiered performance system. This means the athletes who play the most and perform the best would be paid more than players that do not play as much or perform as well. Players would also receive a percentage of revenue that the

Most American people like sports. College Sports have been growing up every year and universities and athletes are more competitive every year. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) was founded in 1906 to protect young people from the dangerous and exploitive athletics practices of the time and continues to implement that principle with increased emphasis on both athletics and academic excellence (NCAA 2012). The NCAA make and apply the rules in college sports. One of the most pressing issues in Today’s sport world is if College athletes should be paid. Sports such as baseball, football and basketball generate giant amounts of revenue every year and has become the NCAA in a multi-billion

Students could think that since they are being paid at the moment, they do not need to pursue a degree, which sets players up for failure in their future. This would decrease the graduation rates of the universities the athletes attend, and would reflect poorly on the schools. The schools would then fight for endorsement deals to be revoked to sustain the integrity of their programs.

Things like financial responsibility, the athlete's ego change, unfair compensation between athletes, and the passion and competitive nature being completely ruined when money is on the mind. Financial responsibility would be huge. The 18, 19, 20-year-olds wouldn’t know a thing on how to manage their money. In their shoes, they are the jocks in college. They need the fame and the women. Bet it, that most of the athletes would purchase outrageous things and find themselves in debt with more and more things. It would be a disaster. Following up on being irresponsible financially, the money would go to their head. They would develop a mindset to where the only thing that matters is money. While some love to play for the sport, others would compete for the money, and it would totally destroy the passion and competitiveness that is seen in college sports nowadays. This happens to some professional players, Randy Moss for example, and there is no reason that it won’t happen to college athletes. If the students were given a regular pay to play sports, there is a controversy that the athletes wouldn't show up for class. They wouldn’t have the motivation to study and learn for something they aren’t getting paid for. Even now, some student athletes don’t want to study and learn for their classes when they are putting all effort into their sport. Compensation would fuel this flame

Wouldn't it be great to make $100 million a year simply to play a game? JJ Watt, along with other professional athletes think so. But do these athletes really deserve all that money? In my opinion I think there paychecks are a little too much .

The debate on whether college athletes should be paid or not has gone on for years and continues to go on now. Many studies show that the idea has far more consequential cons associated with it than it does pros. Figuring out this on-going debate is difficult and will take some time to completely figure out and in the end with a debate like this no one will be fully satisfied as with an issue like this you can’t please

The odds of being a professional athlete are one in a million. People that are on the side of professional athletes getting paid millions think that they deserve it because of the amount of training and practice put in every year and the high risk of injury anytime of the year. Others, think that they do not deserve the salaries they are receiving. However, in my view, there are reasons to why athletes do not really deserve the pay in their salaries. Professional athletes provide desired entertainment for the general public but I believe they are paid an unreasonable amount because their purpose is only for entertainment, the money they make can go to other important professions, and it is only playing ball.

The passages present a discussion about arguments concerning whether or not professional athletes are overpaid. This is an important debate since professional sports represents a multi-billion-dollar-per-year industry. The two positions argue whether or not professional athletes should be paid the large yearly salaries they are paid. Both viewpoints have valid claims warranting consideration. For example, evidence suggests that people with far more important jobs are paid much less than professional athletes; in contrast, opposing evidence suggests that since professional athletes generally have short careers and must train very hard to build and maintain their skills, the higher salary is justified. While both sides of the issue have valid points, the viewpoint that professional athletes are not overpaid is the best-supported position, the position supported by the preponderance of the evidence cited in the passages. The strongest and best reasons supporting this position are that professional athletes must endure grueling and intensive training, they generally have short careers that often end in injury, and the amount that they are thought to be paid is often inflated. Accordingly, these reasons and opposing viewpoints will be discussed next.