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Are football players paid too much?

I don't think this question is easily answered. The reason is twofold. First, salaries are paid mainly from the sales of tickets, memorabilia, and other team related expenses. It is basically the community that is paying the players to play. Secondly, playing any sport is a full time job.

Unfortunately, the only thing that the general public notices is Sunday afternoons when the team plays for a couple hours. In reality, the team has workouts, meetings, film sessions, practices, walk-throughs, media events, and more.

The spread of salaries in the NFL is extreme, as a rookie minimum salary is $225,000, while veteran minimum salaries increase up to $750,000. Of course, the big name players are on multi-million dollar contracts, but that's because the community is willing to pay that much for that players jerseys, appearances, and to watch them perform.

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