You can say it a thousand different ways, but to pay a player $60 million for one year to throw a football is just idiotic. We as a country are stupid. And we wonder why inflation is going through the roof. Just doesn't make sense.
So what exactly are you proposing happens here? People are paying to watch these players perform, TV networks are paying to broadcast them, etc., and they’re doing a whole lot more than simply throwing a football. These guys work a real grind during the year, with lots of travel and sacrifice.
Teachers and all those other professions don’t have an audience willing to pay billions watch them perform and thus aren’t compensated as such.
Again I ask, what exactly is the point you’re making? Are you saying that these guys don’t deserve a significant portion of the money they bring in? Are you saying the owners should hold onto most of the money just for fronting the business? Are you saying the league shouldn’t be bringing in this type of money? Are you saying us as fans are dumb for being entertained by this and wanting to pay? Are you saying TV Networks and sponsors are dumb for wanting to pay for broadcast rights and advertisements?