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[โ€“] felbane 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I user to think all professional athletes were grossly overpaid but in general it's only the "stars" that have the super ridiculous salaries.

An NFL lineman making $2-6 million a year seems crazy except when you consider that the national leagues are difficult to get into and require the highest level of skill/talent (usually... sometimes you get a real turd like Burfict).

An injury could kill their career immediately, and they're all pretty much speed running an entire 30-40 year career (with salary and retirement savings) in half a dozen seasons.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yep, a year of playing Burns up probably 5 years minimum of bodily health. They definitely deserve a fair amount of money for that.