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.
That was my point... we are over charged all around. I’m not complaining and I obviously pay it like everyone else. Just answering the question. It doesn’t bother me what they are paid, just stating the fact the owners, cable companies, And businesses who pay for advertising and so on make more than they should off of us. It is what it is and won’t change, so I’m glad the athletes are getting a bigger chunk rather than all of it going to the owners. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RustShack:
That was my point... we are over charged all around. I’m not complaining and I obviously pay it like everyone else. Just answering the question. It doesn’t bother me what they are paid, just stating the fact the owners, cable companies, And businesses who pay for advertising and so on make more than they should off of us. It is what it is and won’t change, so I’m glad the athletes are getting a bigger chunk rather than all of it going to the owners.
Dude, what the fuck? You don’t NEED cable in order to watch NFL games.
If a game is on ESPN but in your team’s viewing area, you can watch it for free.
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Dude, what the fuck? You don’t NEED cable in order to watch NFL games.
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.
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. [Reply]