Why Do Athletes Get Paid?

Jimmy Garoppolo will make 42.6 Million dollars more than Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield. Baker Mayfield was voted the best player in NCAA football and Jimmy Garoppolo was a 2nd string QB at the beginning of the year. Jimmy Garoppolo make 469 times the average american male’s salary. Baker Mayfield is going to college for free but he still deserves a portion of the money that the college makes. Colleges can make a upward of $100 MIllion from 1 sport and what do they do with all that money? Yes they may have expenses but they still have money left over. NCAA athletes deserve to get paid because for the most part their statistics are better, they make money for the college, and they are the future.

College is the most elite of all education, bringing together the most intelligent people to become the next generation of citizens. Out of all the people who go to College; athletes have worked the most to get there, countless vigorating hours of practice and dedication to a sport. Along with getting a scholarship to go to college, they should receive a check for playing for the college of choice. Though you may say that they get money in the scholarship what other money do they get to rent or buy other essentials.

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College athletics is a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. Games are often broadcasted on prime time television, and the athletes are not paid a cent. So how is that? Recruitment is the answer. The student athletes are promised an education and facilities in return for the athletic ability on the field or court. And the same goes for any business, except money is the exchange.

It seems that we have an entitlement issue with our young adults; an issue even those young adults wholly admit to. But perhaps nothing betrays this point like the following chart. The Washington Post asked Americans whether kids who participate in youth sports should get trophies just for playing, or only for winning. A strong majority of Americans (57 percent) said only the winners, but then you look at the age breakdown. Though older Americans are overpoweringly in favor of trophies for winners only, those 18-24 favor participation trophies all around. I suppose its best now to make a name on this topic for this generation maybe titled “The Give Everything to for no Work” Generation. Here’s a big kick for you as well, Washington Post also posted a graph that showed those in favor of only preferring winners, also made more money than those that are all for participation trophies. So see everyone, winning really does pay. But it doesn’t just pay, it builds people into strong individuals that know what it’s like to fall down and get right back up. Those in favor for only having winners get trophies make on average 46% more than those in favor of “Everybody’s a Winner”.

Did you that pro athletes make about the average 5.25 million dollars? I think that they should get paid that much because they risk their lives.

Student athletes attending a major university on a full scholarship are likely to be receiving an exclusive package that could potentially cost $50,000 to $125,000 per year. The amount they receive depends on the sport they participate in and whether they are attending a private or public school. (Dorfman). Due to the amount of money these athletes are currently being rewarded, they should not get paid for participating in their sport of choice; nor should they be allowed to take endorsements.

Did you know that some professional athletes get paid up to ten million dollars? Yes, some athletes actually get paid as high as thirty million depending on the sport. Sometimes all of that money could just be bonuses. Most athletes get paid for insane reasons and most aren't just scoring. For example, most NFL players get paid for the merchandise or ticket sales! These players should get paid this much they worked hard to get there, most people can't do what they do, and people enjoy watching them play these sports.

One reason that athletes should not make so much money, is that other people who work harder than them make so much less money. If someone can get paid millions of dollars to throw a football or swing a bat, then people that save lives and make our government run smoother should make a whole lot more than their current salaries. I know that athletes can be inspirations to kids, but playing sports does not help people or benefit anything in this country. Why should athletes make more money than the people that make helpful impacts in the society? This leads me to my next point.

From the 66% of boys who have played sports to going from the 1.1% that can make it to the pro level. These people have put copious amount of work and time to get to this level and people still say they don’t deserve their pay. Sports have been around for thousands of year and have been enjoyed by billions. Since Billions will pay to watch sports it generates billions for each sports industry, and the players involved in their sport deserve a cut of that money earned. I claim that athletes are not overpaid because they earn revenue for their team, less than 2% make it to the professional level, and PGA players earn most of their money through tournament winnings.

Athletes get paid way too much money for playing a simple game. They play one game a week for a portion of a year and get paid millions of dollars in a year. Athletes get paid more than the president, nurses and doctors, and they get paid way more than an average person in one year then the person would make in their lifetime. An athlete could get almost no playing time and yet they would still get paid millions of dollars in the season.

Nevertheless, student-athletes struggle to make ends meet as they devote an immense amount time to their schoolwork as well as their sport. So many sacrifices are made from these students in which they should to have to make; furthermore, the stress level that these athletes can obtain is outrageous, as their day-to-day regimen is always busy. While these athletes are so dedicated and reliable to their college and athletics, colleges should be equally reliable and dedicated to them in order for the students to feel safe and comfortable. In order to do so, they should provide further compensation and benefits other than just their scholarship; providing back up compensation would reduce the stress of the students as the fear of losing their

Throughout the many decades of professional sports being around, there has been many great athletes to whom thousands of people look up to who have been accused of using performance enhancing drugs. For instance, there has been many professional athletes who have ruined up their careers by using PEDs such as: Ben Johnson, Lance Armstrong, and Barry Bonds, just to name a few. (Timeline.com) But, that’s not the point that I’m trying to make here. My point is that these athletes were striped of their records, medals and accomplishments for what, just to be punished for being great? Regardless if they went against the rules set for them, they still set multiple records between all of them. Some of those records won’t be broken for years, maybe

As you can see professional athletes get paid too much and don’t even work as hard as others that have real jobs. If they get paid less then they won't think that they are the best and will actually try hard and be at their practice or games every time. Also, if they get paid less more people would work harder to get to the top so they get paid more. Finally, most of them didn’t even finish college, so they shouldn’t get paid millions and millions of dollars every year.

Athletes have to work very hard to get their money. They spend 5-6 hours a day training 6 days a week. Athletes deserve all the money they get for working hard their whole life. They have to be the best at what they do to be professional