N.F.L. Lock out
How selfish can young men be. After all you play sports for a living. Life is sweet for you guys. The game of football used to be about the love of the game but now its all about the dollar bill. The league minimum is two and a half times more than the average person, and you all are still complaining. This has become utterly painful to watch you continue on with such insensitivity for the fan. It seems insane to ask any organization that you are a part of for more funding because of the part you play in earning it…. isn’t that called a job. The reason you receive a salary plus all the perks that come along with it. Try living on 30-40 thousand a year like the rest of us…. then cry. Until then play ball and let us continue to enjoy watching you or you might just find that we have something else to do on Sunday and all the ratings drop then what will the profit margin be? MAYBE IF YOU STOP LIVING SO LAVISH and put something up for a rainy day then you could afford medical treatment after your careers are over. QUIT BEING SO DAMN SELFISH!!!!!! We the fans see you as the same entity as you see the owners, the way that your acting right now. Get at me with your comments.
Posted on May 17, 2011, in Entertainment, Sports. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
You are right on. Statistics show that the average NFL player is flat broke just 5 years after retiring from football. They spend like it will go on forever.
Thyey get very well paid and like all unions, it is never enough. I hate unions. We can always watch college ball.
Blessings on you and yours
John Wilder
Tim, welcome to the team. Nice post.
Yes, I agree. These players are way over compensated. The MLB is the absolute worst. There is simply no ceiling to their earnings (please correct me here if this statement is incorrect).
It goes back to my same position I have about these wealthy CEO’s, “How many millions do you really need until you’re happy?” The answer is, you will never be happy.
John, you’re right on. Problem is, these “players” are being handsomely compensated for a useless skill. The business of sports, at the end of the day, is still a game. The difference is, there are really smart people behind the scenes, with real skill sets, capitalizing off of this phenomenon. It sickens me to no end.
Are these players talented individuals? Absolutely. But I liken sports players to a men in the penitentiary being locked up for years. The prisoner is living a certain way for years and is then let loose into the wild to try and survive a different way. What’s an unskilled NBA player to do without that million-dollar cushion to break all of his falls. There needs to be a transitional period, similar to prisoners, for these players before they are released back into society. Kind of help them adapt to making an average 30-60k income.
Good post!
I love this post, basically sums up everything I feel about the league. They are so selfish…………