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0 | 96 | 65.75% | |
2 | 16 | 10.96% | |
4 | 5 | 3.42% | |
6 | 7 | 4.79% | |
8 | 3 | 2.05% | |
10 | 9 | 6.16% | |
Yes but Mahomes is exempt | 9 | 6.16% | |
I am gay | 1 | 0.68% | |
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06-02-2020, 01:12 AM | #121 | |
Why so serious?
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06-02-2020, 01:30 AM | #122 |
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06-02-2020, 06:57 PM | #123 |
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06-02-2020, 11:27 PM | #124 |
Mahomes Dynasty
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Nope. Make as much as you can while you can. Nothing wrong with that, and it's really none of my business discussing someone else's financials.
Only time I may have some issue related to pro athlete's salary is when they complain. I don't wanna hear that shit. Same with politics. They're a form of entertainment., nothing more. That's why unless I personally know the guy, I don't have any ounce of emotional attachment to any pro athlete. Some people make it this big ****in thing when an athlete dies, most recently Kobe Bryant. I have a friend who literally almost started crying when he heard the news and confirmed said news was legit/real. (At first we didn't know if news was real because the Twitter handle posting it was not heard of before). Certainly a sad story for sure, and I felt bad for the family, the daughter etc. But I'll be honest I was tired of hearing about it by the end of the next day or so, and after that decided not to turn the TV onto sports for a couple/few wks. Personally I don't care much about these guy's personal lives/what they do off the field, what kind of trouble they get into, what they buy etc. Not any of my biz. Just play, get paid, entertain and stfu. Last edited by CoMoChief; 06-02-2020 at 11:36 PM.. |
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06-03-2020, 04:59 PM | #125 |
**** That Noise
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I haven’t read much of this thread.
Does what they get paid bother me? No Do I think they are over paid? Yes Would I rather the money go to the owners? No I think the biggest problem is what we are charged for cable/dish/tickets and so on. Do I pay it? Yes |
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06-03-2020, 05:23 PM | #126 | |
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Athletes are paid handsomely due to the league's TV contracts. More viewers equal more advertising dollars which in turn lead to larger Broadcast Rights fees. If the NFL, NBA or MLB were less popular, thus less eyeballs on their broadcasts, the athletes would be paid far less, like those in the MLS. But the NFL remains the TV Ratings king and there are no other programs that have the kind of reach that the NFL has each and every year, and look no further than the 2019 NFL season, which had 41 of the top 50 rated broadcasts. There's no one to "blame" for athlete's salary other than the fans themselves. Outside of the 16 games aired on ESPN, all of the other 240 regular season games are broadcast on Free Over-The-Air networks, not including the playoffs and Super Bowl, which are also aired on Free TV. |
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06-03-2020, 05:36 PM | #127 | |
**** That Noise
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06-03-2020, 06:09 PM | #128 | |
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If a game is on ESPN but in your team’s viewing area, you can watch it for free. You’re just totally missing the point. |
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06-03-2020, 06:16 PM | #129 |
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I think you’re missing the point. You’re too focused on the cable part. And it’s not really even that big of a deal to me, just more pointing out why they are paid what they are paid.
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06-03-2020, 07:50 PM | #130 | |
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That said, have a great night! |
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