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Professional Inhletes And Professional Athlete

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Have you ever thought about how much money professional athletes make? Do you think they make too much? Professional athletes get paid way more than the average person. Alex Rodriguez, who played for the New York Yankees, made the amount of money it would take to feed a country’s poor for an entire year, and yet he used steroids to make him better. (Bhagat) The amount of money players make is absurd to some people, but the team's ticket sales and merchandise sold means more money for them. (Callahan) The very people who complain about the players making too much buy those stuff from them. Professional athletes salaries are a lot greater than the average person. According to Bustle.com, “Tom Brady made $14,800,000 in the 2014-2015 season. An average Massachusetts teacher only makes $72,129 a year.” That is just how much Brady made from his contract with the Patriots. He also had many sponsorships and partnerships with big companies like Under Armour and Aston Martin. (Source 4) Even the President of the United States only makes $400,000 a year. He makes many big decisions for our country and yet he makes a small percentage of what professional athletes make. (Bhagat) Remember all those players back in the day that were known as some of the best? Do you think they got paid as much as the best players right now? The amount of money that Cristiano Ronaldo makes is tremendous. He currently makes $36 million dollars a year. Pele, a well known Brazilian superstar, played in the

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