Professional Sports: The Hidden Greed

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Term Paper Title	Professional Sports: The Hidden Greed
# of Words	2061
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	8.24

Professional Sports: The Hidden Greed

"Show me the money," screamed Rod.  "C'mon Jerry, show me the money!"  We vividly remember this famous line from the hit movie, Jerry Maguire.  The greedy football player, Rod Tidwell, screams these unforgettable lines trying to convince his agent that he will not settle for any less than a top dollar salary as the flashy Arizona Cardinal wide receiver.  This scene exemplifies what has happened to professional sports in recent years.  The focus of professional sports has evolved from one of teamwork and camaraderie to one of avarice and greed.  The specific problems in recent years that have stemmed off this overwhelming greed include exorbitant salaries, lockouts (or work stoppages) in professional sports, and the growing disparity among team payrolls.
     Most recognize these issues as major problems; however, others overlook the greed and see validity in the financial aspect of today's sports world.  They argue that professional sports are thriving and should not be modified.  They also contend that sometimes lockouts are unavoidable and are often the only way to work out problems.  The opposition reasons that professional teams with huge payrolls deserve all the money because they worked hard to get where they are.  They argue that most players work hard to become great athletes and therefore they deserve enormous salaries.  They also plead that lockouts are healthy for professional sports because they help each sport continually evolve and adapt to new problems it faces.   While the opposition does not notice the greed problems greed causes, others do.
Greed is obvious in today's sports world.  Plain and simple, the salaries of sports figures these days are too high.  In the NBA, Michael Jordan makes over $13 million dollars per year for the Chicago Bulls (Verducci 46).  That means he earns more than 62 times that of the president of the United States and 490 times that of the average high school teacher-not including all of Mr. Jordan's secondary incomes from advertising and movie-making.  Today, many players hold out for optimal salaries like Jordan's as long as they can, just to get the extra million dollars.  They are like toddlers, whining and crying until they get the toy they want.  Often when players do not get what they want, they excuse their bad performances by claiming they could have done better if they would have earned that extra million dollars.  Recently, CBS Sports Analyst, Al Michaels put things...

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