09-13-2023, 05:26 PM
(09-13-2023, 03:39 PM)Au165 Wrote: No it won't, this narrative has been around a long time all the way back to the first $10 million dollar contract. NFL ratings have never been higher, the TV contracts have never been bigger. People said NIL would kill college football and just the opposite is happening viewership there is killing it. Soccer has long surpassed NFL contracts for it's stars and it is still the most popular sport in the world, even in countries where the common man makes pennies a day to what people here make.
NFL Players haven't been "the common man" for 40+ years and honestly they aren't. These guys are literally better at their job, even the worst ones, than any of us are at ours. You are talking about the top .001% of all people in the world can do what they do.
I understand what you are stating but eventually where is it going? 275 Million for one player and in the next 5 years? Half a billion? this does seem to be problematic, I thought it was a problem with Rodgers contract (way to much money) and he is one of the greatest of all time. I think eventually it will start to erode the simplicity of the game, and the market will become saturated and the fan base will start to realize that paying 400 dollars to watch games, and the cost of supporting a team in the end is just not worth it. I think it is starting to show a bit more in the past few years. Especially with the big execs changing viewing options for viewers. All it takes is for a few boring/seasons and the value will decrease quickly in my view.
