pes. His nickname was known to be the cheerleader. The only thing he did was dress up in his sport coat and sat on the bench cheering. Of course he made only the minimum, but that still is a lot to most families considering the average salary for an American family is around $38, 782 per year (Kindred 63). For example, Sean Gilbert who plays for the Panthers sat out a year because wanted at least 5 million a year (Kindred 63). After sitting out a year he was then offered a contract 47.5 million for seven years. He gets a 47.5 million deal after he held out for 20 million. Then there is the salary cap that each team has assigned to them. This is the amount that the team has to limit their total team salaries to. Many teams go over the cap and then they have to let go of some of the players or they have to decrease salaries. The salary cap is a way for the owners to get at least a set amount of the profit that they want in the end. One of the leading causes to free money is not playing and still getting paid.The main case about athletes not deserving their salaries is that the rest of the world doesnt compare to them. Who do you think should deserve more pay, the president or an athlete? The President makes about $200,000 a year and he rules the whole country. An athlete provides only entertainment; he never has to make an important decision that will affect the whole country. An athlete doesnt have that much power but by the way they get paid, you would think that they were important. The average baseball salary is 1.4 million and there are more than 317 players that make more than a million (Kindred 63). Remember that the average family income is $38,782 and these salaries dont compare anything to this (Kindred 63). Still athletes argue with owners that they arent receiving what they deserve. Michael Jordan, who made 33 million, was still not satisfied with what he received. This is also known as selfishness and gree...
