NFL....modern day slavery?

[whitehall]

Thanks to the football union the next NFL season is uncertain. Viking running back Adrian Peterson compares his 3 Million per year salary as "modern day slavery". Pretty ignorant and insulting ain't it? The minimum wage for a NFL player is $295,000 per year for not playing. Most players make far more with average salary Million per year and that doesn't include so-called superstars. I'm sick and tired of whining sports celebrities. Let them get on the unemployment line like 10% of Americans.

 

[High_Gravity]

Slavery? aren't those guys making millions of dollars?

 

[Salt Jones]

Thanks to the football union the next NFL season is uncertain. Viking running back Adrian Peterson compares his 3 Million per year salary as "modern day slavery". Pretty ignorant and insulting ain't it? The minimum wage for a NFL player is $295,000 per year for not playing. Most players make far more with average salary Million per year and that doesn't include so-called superstars. I'm sick and tired of whining sports celebrities. Let them get on the unemployment line like 10% of Americans.

Your first sentence negates any credibility you have on the topic. The owners have no culpability in the lockout? So what if players make millions? In what context was he comparing it to slavery?

 

[Salt Jones]

Slavery? aren't those guys making millions of dollars?

So the price of the paycheck determines job satisfaction? Would you star in gay porn for $3 million per year or straight porn, if you're gay?

 

[konradv]

If you want to talk slavery in sports, it would have to be college basketball and football players. Evidently a player can't even sell something he earned without committing a violation and causing the firing of his coach!!! Don't have much respect for an organization that has taken in billions, but will put a school on probation because a booster gave someone traveling money to go to a family funeral.

 

[High_Gravity]

Slavery? aren't those guys making millions of dollars?

So the price of the paycheck determines job satisfaction? Would you star in gay porn for $3 million per year or straight porn, if you're gay?

Huh? job satisfaction? whats gay porn have to do with this? if you do gay porn you are not a slave, unless someone puts a gun to your head and takes all the moneys from the film, you may hate your job if you get money for it, you are not a slave.

 

[whitehall]

Thanks to the football union the next NFL season is uncertain. Viking running back Adrian Peterson compares his 3 Million per year salary as "modern day slavery". Pretty ignorant and insulting ain't it? The minimum wage for a NFL player is $295,000 per year for not playing. Most players make far more with average salary Million per year and that doesn't include so-called superstars. I'm sick and tired of whining sports celebrities. Let them get on the unemployment line like 10% of Americans.

Your first sentence negates any credibility you have on the topic. The owners have no culpability in the lockout? So what if players make millions? In what context was he comparing it to slavery?

You are half right. The players union has no credibility. There is no question that being paid a million dollars per year is a "fair" salary. The players are employees. The "owners" do more than catch a ball (or not) every now and then. They take the risks, build the parks and manage the teams.

 

[boedicca]

Slavery? aren't those guys making millions of dollars?

So the price of the paycheck determines job satisfaction? Would you star in gay porn for $3 million per year or straight porn, if you're gay?

Being dissatisfied with one's job is hardly the definition of slavery, bub.

 

[Avatar4321]

Slavery? aren't those guys making millions of dollars?

So the price of the paycheck determines job satisfaction? Would you star in gay porn for $3 million per year or straight porn, if you're gay?

What does job satisfaction have to do with whether you are free or a slave?

What does porno have to do with the price of tea in China?

 

[manifold]

Ironic that the same people who argue that multi-million dollar salaried CEOs earn every penny they negotiate for themselves, and decry any notion of a ceiling, are the first to opine that athletes are overpaid and should just shut up and play.

 

[Salt Jones]

Ironic that the same people who argue that multi-million dollar salaried CEOs earn every penny they negotiate for themselves, and decry any notion of a ceiling, are the first to opine that athletes are overpaid and should just shut up and play.

Because they feel that athletes don't "earn" their pay, but CEO's do. Most failed "athletes" think with a little luck they could go pro, but most don't feel that way about business.

 

[Salt Jones]

Thanks to the football union the next NFL season is uncertain. Viking running back Adrian Peterson compares his 3 Million per year salary as "modern day slavery". Pretty ignorant and insulting ain't it? The minimum wage for a NFL player is $295,000 per year for not playing. Most players make far more with average salary Million per year and that doesn't include so-called superstars. I'm sick and tired of whining sports celebrities. Let them get on the unemployment line like 10% of Americans.

Your first sentence negates any credibility you have on the topic. The owners have no culpability in the lockout? So what if players make millions? In what context was he comparing it to slavery?

You are half right. The players union has no credibility. There is no question that being paid a million dollars per year is a "fair" salary. The players are employees. The "owners" do more than catch a ball (or not) every now and then. They take the risks, build the parks and manage the teams.

what percentage of NFL stadiums were built by owners, without tax dollars? Name the NFL stadium were the owner assumed the majority of the construction debt.

 

[manifold]

Because they feel that athletes don't "earn" their pay, but CEO's do.

And that of course is complete nonsense. Every argument given as to why CEOs earn their salaries applies just as much to professional athletes.

Most failed "athletes" think with a little luck they could go pro, but most don't feel that way about business.

At least they can be half-honest with themselves.

 

[whitehall]

Ironic that the same people who argue that multi-million dollar salaried CEOs earn every penny they negotiate for themselves, and decry any notion of a ceiling, are the first to opine that athletes are overpaid and should just shut up and play.

Your manifolds are nice but your reasoning is a bit skewed manifold. "The same people" actually think that CEO's should not be penalized by the government for being "overpaid". Where would the spoiled overpaid steroid head football players be without the CEO's who take the risks and build the parks for them to play in? Six year old kids can play football. Can they build financial empires?

 

[manifold]

Ironic that the same people who argue that multi-million dollar salaried CEOs earn every penny they negotiate for themselves, and decry any notion of a ceiling, are the first to opine that athletes are overpaid and should just shut up and play.

Your manifolds are nice but your reasoning is a bit skewed manifold. "The same people" actually think that CEO's should not be penalized by the government for being "overpaid". Where would the spoiled overpaid steroid head football players be without the CEO's who take the risks and build the parks for them to play in? Six year old kids can play football. Can they build financial empires?

Even more ironic is your seeming obliviousness to your own hypocritical reasoning.

PS: Six year olds also play monopoly dipshit.

 

[Avatar4321]

Ironic that the same people who argue that multi-million dollar salaried CEOs earn every penny they negotiate for themselves, and decry any notion of a ceiling, are the first to opine that athletes are overpaid and should just shut up and play.

Personally, i do see the difference between working for a living and playing a game for a living.

One actually produces something of value. the other doesnt.

 

[Avatar4321]

I also don't see CEOs unionizing and whining that they are slaves and arent getting paid enough.

 

[Salt Jones]

Ironic that the same people who argue that multi-million dollar salaried CEOs earn every penny they negotiate for themselves, and decry any notion of a ceiling, are the first to opine that athletes are overpaid and should just shut up and play.

Your manifolds are nice but your reasoning is a bit skewed manifold. "The same people" actually think that CEO's should not be penalized by the government for being "overpaid". Where would the spoiled overpaid steroid head football players be without the CEO's who take the risks and build the parks for them to play in? Six year old kids can play football. Can they build financial empires?

My point has been made. Is the pop warner for 6 year olds league a multi-billion dollar business?

Have the owners open the NFL and replace the current NFL players with semi-pro players and see how much the owners make in revenue.

 

[Salt Jones]

I also don't see CEOs unionizing and whining that they are slaves and arent getting paid enough.

Are you getting paid enough?

 

[manifold]

Ironic that the same people who argue that multi-million dollar salaried CEOs earn every penny they negotiate for themselves, and decry any notion of a ceiling, are the first to opine that athletes are overpaid and should just shut up and play.

Personally, i do see the difference between working for a living and playing a game for a living.

One actually produces something of value. the other doesnt.

If athletes produced nothing of value, they wouldn't be paid what they are paid. Your personal prejudices are not the final arbiter of 'value', you arrogant douche.