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Pros And Cons Of College Athletes Overpaid

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Athletes are not overpaid The average athlete puts in well over 40 hours a week of practice, study, workouts, and game time, putting there lives on the line each and every time they step into the arena. But it isn't all for nothing, according to Forbes magazine the average NFL players makes 1.1 million dollars a year, NBA at 5.5 million and EPL (premier league) at about 6.7 million considering that most owners are billionaires. Is that too much? I think not!

Being an athlete is hard, very hard. It takes an insane amount of dedication, determination, and desire in order to make it to the big leagues. Not only that but the odds are certainly against you as 1 in every 557 basketball player actually make it to the nba, and 1 in 1,110 players make make it to the nfl. But this is simply not luck, as i described it the hard work and desire to be that 1 person that allows athletes to make it to the pros. …show more content…

When the average football game costs around $113.30 for a ticket, not to add all you spend buying hot dogs, burgers, french fries, etc. Which are way overpriced. Now times that by about about the average size of an nfl stadium at about 70,000 - 100,000. Imagine how much money the team makes in one game! Let alone one season! Owners are earning billions a season. Why don't the players deserve their fair

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