Darrelle Revis to the Bucs is one of the most eyebrow raising deals ahead of the upcoming season, but his new income of $96 million, over the course of the next six seasons is perhaps raising even more eye brows. According to the article by Adam Schefter this deal is the biggest in NFL history for a man of his position. This once again is one contract that begs the question as to weather or not athletes are paid too much money in sport. The NFL, as we discussed in class, has some of the highest paid sports stars within American and an average wage far superior to the vast majority of the population in America. The NFL is no stranger to handing out big deals to individuals and with the risk of injury far greater in the NFL than most other sports there is an obvious reason for this. According to Coakley "An increase in salaries that began in the mid-70s has enabled athletes to save and invest money that can be used to create future career opportunities." The lowest wage in the NFL is $405,000 and these players however run the
risk of a career with a terrible injury and never getting another
contract, which accompanied by far shorter careers in general, it is no wonder that their wages are so high.
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/9195939/new-york-jets-trade-darrelle-revis-tampa-bay-buccaneers
Book Source
Coakley. (2009). Sports In Society. New York: McGraw-Hill
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