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In reply to the discussion: Thank you Colin Kaepernick. [View all]oldsoftie
(12,922 posts)40. I dont hate the players at all. They're making a living with their bodies & should be paid well.
And they are. But I hear it al the time about every pro sport; the players are being taken advantage of. And its a crock. NOBODY has to play ANY game; but thousands try to get into it every year.
Of course the owners are a lot richer. They OWN the team. They had to be rich to begin with ignorer to BUY the team. (except the Packers) It costs a lot to run a team. The profit sharing is all that really keeps the league running. Most of that money comes from the 4-5 most popular teams & TV revenue. But without it, it would be far too expensive to run a team. A few years ago the Packers listed their expenses at about 300 million. A lot.
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We also need a tip of the cap to those two guys at Mexico City in 1968 and to Curt Flood.
CaptYossarian
Feb 2019
#9
A little back story on that. They had one pair of gloves so one on the right and one on the left
Lochloosa
Feb 2019
#37
I dont hate the players at all. They're making a living with their bodies & should be paid well.
oldsoftie
Feb 2019
#40
As for the stadiums, taxpayers SHOULD hold their cities accountable. In Atlanta,
oldsoftie
Feb 2019
#42
AMEN.. We've got a long way to go to be the people we ought to be BUT
The_REAL_Ecumenist
Feb 2019
#17
I want to see him on the field again. I'm a Packer fan and we have our quarterback BUT
Still In Wisconsin
Feb 2019
#22
you can definitely see where they are reaching out...but he deserves a team. nt
Baltimike
Feb 2019
#24