Athletes Are Not Overpaid

Athletes are definitely not overpaid in my opinion. First of all, they obviously earn it, I mean, not just anyone could get in the NBA or NFL. They also have a surprisingly short career. So they need to get paid a lot to be able to save their money for the rest of their lives. Finally, when they are playing in the pro leagues, they are prone to having lots of injuries. As I said before, athletes are definitely not overpaid. First of all, athletes are definitely not overpaid because they honestly earn it. People like Lebron James and Magic Johnson who play basketball are awesome players who are amazing at basketball. So, they earn the money they get paid by entertaining people who watch the games everywhere around the world. Which means all the money they earn, they earn for a reason. They are very talented and amazing at what they do. Second of all, athletes like these people have a very short career to play and earn money. So, when you think about it since they have a short career they need to earn more money to last the rest of their lives when they are retired. Their careers are usually five to seven years at the most so if they get in the NFL at the age of 25, they will be retired around …show more content…
The passage that said that athletes are overpaid says that even though athletes do get lots of injuries there are plenty of other jobs that are as dangerous. But, there has been times where a football player got so many injuries he couldn’t even open a water bottle. They also get so many injuries, and not just small injuries, that they need their money to pay for the super expensive medical bill from the hospital. And there are so many more injuries in sports than other dangerous jobs out there. So, since they are going into their next game knowing they might get a really bad injury, they should really get all the money they