[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by jebartle

Where does it end??? A surgeon saves lives and makes peanuts compared to professional sports.... Our values are "out of whack "

If team owners, leagues and associations didn’t think these people were worth the money they wouldn’t pay it. Yes, there are people that perform services that are much more important than what athletes do but you have to understand that when Tom Brady throws a pass millions of people are watching. Millions of people are buying merchandise. Millions of people are buying cable television channels to watch him. The people that own the team are making billions because of him and the other players. A surgeon deals with one person at a time. When 70 million people want to tune in to watch a surgeon at work and buy a shirt with his name on the back, when the hospital gains billions because of the surgeon then he’ll get paid the same.