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The players on the field have more in common than us than the billionaires who own the teams. Don't confuse them for the actual rich class. Over an average NFL career most players make less money than most people will over their career, and they leave football with severely damaged bodies and minds.
They are workers just like us, many of them go on to live in poverty, just like us. The players aren't your enemy, the owners are.
Wrong:
https://en.as.com/nfl/who-is-the-lowest-paid-player-in-the-nfl-is-there-a-minimum-salary-in-american-football-n-4/?outputType=amp
TLDR: Average is 2.8 million per year.
What's the difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars?
It's a billion dollars.
You've still got way more in common with the players than the owners.
i have more in common with the homeless guy on the corner than the football players tho
I said to another comment as of 2015 80% of retired players went bankrupt
They might even be that homeless guy on the corner.
I don’t feel bad for people mismanaging their millions when people are struggling to live day to day.
I don't either, I'm just saying they are too a victim of society, not the benefactors