When looking at the money generated from college sports it’s strange they aren’t paid. Most will be surprised if they looked at the University of Texas and the revenue made in one year, just from football. “Business Insider reported that the University of Texas' football program generated more than $95 million the previous season”(Morgan). It seems that some of that money could be put into a paycheck for the players, even after all the expenses from the team. Football is not the only sport in which income from one season is high.…
Before wowing fans in the National Football League, Tim Tebow set records and won championships with the University of Florida Gators. He also brought millions of dollars to the school. That money went to the coaches, staff, and the athletic department, but Tebow--like all college athletes--was not paid. -Adele Birkenes So the big matter is, Should college athletes be paid?…
The average sports star gets paid an average of $4 million dollars per year (ESPN). Sports stars generally get paid more than a person who has an average job. By examining highest paid athletes, the average American citizen budget, and how much the salary cap is going up, sports stars are getting paid too much money. The highest paid athlete’s salary has increased greatly in the past 25 years.…
No boss is dumb enough to overpay them millions for nothing. Many need to understand they do a lot more than just play a ball game. That’s just the image many have of them. People lack knowledge of what these professional basketball players do so they just go by what the media portray them as. NBA players are fully deserving of their salaries because they train extremely hard, provide entertainment for many people, and help the growth of our economy.…
Should College Athletes Be Paid? Do you want to get paid to do what you love? I think that college athletes should get paid. People are always debating if college athletes should get paid or is they should have to make it to the big leagues.…
Next comes the NBA with their top 100 earners earning an average salary of 11.9 million dollars followed by the NFL with 8.9 million dollars. However, with the…
Beating the Financial Odds After Basketball Few jobs pay like professional sports, and few sports pay as well as the National Basketball Association. In the last few years, many stars have signed contracts that are worth well over $100 million for just a few years work. Sadly, great numbers of these players did not come from money and lacked the financial management skills to handle these huge paychecks. The results were, and still are, often tragic.…
For example, MLB (Major League Baseball) players can make anywhere from $500,000 per season to upwards of $30,000,000 per season. How much each individual player makes depends on their performance (and high-level performers result in more entertainment for fans.) A player that hits forty homeruns in a season is more entertaining to watch than one who may hit zero home runs in a season, and in every instance the player that hits forty homeruns makes more money than anyone with none. No matter how much a player is making on their contract, they earn every bit of it by performing well and contributing to their league/business. This is just one of many examples that you could take away from any of the other major sports as well, such as NBA (National Basketball Association,) NFL (National Football League,) and NHL (National Hockey…
Are athletes actually paid fairly? This question gets asked very often. Even if you don’t think so these athletes work very hard for their salaries. According to “Two Sides to Every Coin: Are Professional Athletes Overpaid?” being put through the physical stress pro athletes go through will affect them later in life.…
A high-payed doctor earns 500,000 dollars per year after saving countless lives. An astronaut ranked in the highest level of NASA earns 107,000 dollars. A lawyer who has been defending people’s lives for 11 years earns up to 170,000 dollars. But how much money does a professional athlete make? Lebron James, basketball player on the Cleveland Cavaliers, earned 40,000,000 dollars just last year.…
Are Athletes Paid Too Much People are asking, are professional athletes paid too asking? I think professional athletes are getting paid way too much for just playin a game with a ball. They are getting paid millions of dollars for just playing a sport. Professional athletes are getting paid a lot of money.…
$400,000 that how much the president earn in his first year and athletes are earning over $1,000,000 dollars a year. When people like football players earn that much just for tossing a ball around a field and fake grass. That's just sad. Athletes just spend their money carelessly, and make smart choices.…
According to usatoday.com they make an average of 2.5 million dollars a year. How could it be fair that Kobe Bryant makes more money on 2 shots than the average American does in a year? Well, that’s not how you should look at it. You can’t assume they all make that much. That is definitely the top tier of athletes.…
Athletes are definitely not overpaid in my opinion. First of all, they obviously earn it, I mean, not just anyone could get in the NBA or NFL. They also have a surprisingly short career. So they need to get paid a lot to be able to save their money for the rest of their lives. Finally, when they are playing in the pro leagues, they are prone to having lots of injuries.…
How much do basketball players make? Basketball players can make up 2. Million dollars it depends if your well known or just the contract you signed. Rookie players make $490,180 a year a veteran player can make up 1.4 million dollars.…