Athletes get paid way too much when there are other jobs that should be paying the people that much. The military only gets paid a couple thousand dollars a year, even though they risk their lives for what they do. Doctors also should be paid more because they are the ones fixing the injured players when …show more content…
Some people realize that the sport some four year olds play is the same one people are getting paid millions for. The minimum salary for a rookie player is 36,500 while some of the seniors get at least 48,500. Also most of the African-American athletes are being paid significantly less than their white counterparts. No matter what level you are everyone in the team should be getting the same amount of money in their salary.
The star athletes are getting paid a good amount of money, because with all the fans, they are bringing they should get that amount of money. If they get paid, the athletes work really hard at games and practices. They work super hard in the heat, so they get paid what they deserve. Because they work so hard, they get paid a lot of money. So even though the amount they get paid may seem like a lot, it is actually a good amount.
Therefore star athletes are paid too much. They are watched by millions of people that pay big money to watch them play. There are many more jobs that should pay their people that much money like the military. Athletes are paid too much when they should not be paid that