I myself do not like sports I played high school football and enjoyed it very much and because of it learned alot of discipline. I also agree with dahlgren but I can tell you this if someone wanted to pay me a million a season to trap because the population wanted to see it and would tune in every Sunday. Ok it's a no brainier yes they are some people out there that would not take the money they are some that would take it and it would ruin them and then there are those that would do nothing but good with it. This is life this is how it has always been since the bite of the fruit and how it will be I see people in two groups those that go out and make their own adventures and tell stories about them and those that live their adventures through other people's adventures and tell stories about them. Myself I chose to be a adventure maker and tell my story. (That's more words I've spoken since I knowed ya).

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I will agree that it is completely ridiculous but who's to say if it's wrong or not?

I will never understand why tens of millions of folks across this nation idolize and make heroes out of guys good at throwing balls through hoops or or throwing/hitting/kicking/catching small balls or pucks or pigskins.

I get that there are plenty of normal folks that find that stuff interesting. But I also know there are plenty who put the fanatic in fan. It's the tens of millions of fanatics that spend their money on sports related paraphernalia like other guy's jerseys, insanely priced shoes and anything else that are endorsed by "their" guy and pay dearly for a chance to see "their" team in action that makes paying sports "stars" the incredibly high salaries possible. Pro and college sports are big business fueled by people willing to part with their hard-earned cash to get a piece of the action.

So if a relatively few folks can make a huge amount of money off the billions spent by fans, good for them.

Just shows what society values.

Not surprising. He's extremely good at it and very entertaining. Heck he's a better announcer than he was a player.

I'm not going to pay a guy $17M to talk but I'm fine if somebody else wants too. Nobody is taking that money out of my pocket.

Obviously, his employer is going to make more than $17M of of his talking. And that employer is going to employ lots of other people and feed lots of other families because this guy is on the air.

I think most, if not all pro players of any stripe are overpaid,
but who's the idiot?

the guy that offers the money? or the guy that takes it?.....

Pro athletes are capitolizing on thier God given talent to be successful, but not without plenty of hard work and dedication to achieve that success. Are they overpaid? No, their pay is a reflection of the revenue they are generating, and that is how capitolism works.
When someone else decides that is too much, and it isn't fair that they are paid more than the rest of us, that is Socialism.

You are only overpaid if there is someone who can do your job as good as you, that will do it for less.

I agree with dahlgren that is a ridicules amount of money.
Mainly bc I don’t like his commentary on football

The amount of money being paid to entertainers is crazy to me! I don’t support it but that doesn’t make it wrong if someone wants to pay it. I certainly wouldn’t turn down a hefty salary to trap for a living! I would have no problem if someone wanted to pay me a ridiculous amount of money to record my trapping instruction/entertainment! Any takers? Please PM me! I’m sure my messages will be full later today!!!

If you divide Rush Limbaugh's annual income by 240 days a year it comes out to around $352,083 per episode. And all he does is talk for three hours a day. LOL

I'm happy to live in a country were the sky is the limit! If you want to make millions the only thing keeping you from doing it is yourself.

But for me, family, friends, and health are what makes a man rich. None of which can be bought with money.

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In a way it kind of shows you who the Gods of this world are.We over pay them , hang on what they say and are so sad we have to have there jersey, hat , etc. to make us feel good.

Now you know why I do not watch sport and much T.V. Look what Mike Bloomberg money is doing to our government. I hate to say it but he will be our next President. We all know money talks and ---- walks. JMO

I agree! I cant stand it when fur buyers try to pay me too much for fur...im like whoa man! That muskrat is not worrh 4 dollars! Ill only sell it to you for 3! Getting paid too much is just wrong!

What's worse is that they don't pay 17 million to keep Joe Buck from announcing anything!

I think the point he is trying to make is the huge pay difference between jobs that are needed ie, police, fire, ambualnce workers and the pay for jobs that quite frankly are not important at all. I cant fault the guy for signing that deal, because I would have. And NO I am not a Bernie supporter, dont think everyone should get paid the same. Some professions should be paid more than others, but sitting in a chair talking about of all things a game, should not be worth a million dollars a day.

I say it’s the ones that are supplying it.

Why does anyone think they have the right to tell anyone else what to do with their money? Ive never understood that...who here has too many traps? Im entitled to some of them since you have more than i do! Lol

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