chris98251
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RolandDeschain":3ieipgsp said:I find the risk-to-body argument to be specious. As Brim pointed out, members of the armed forces risk death and dismemberment for peanuts as far as salary is concerned, and significantly worse benefits. You don't see them trying to blackmail Uncle Sam for more money, lol.adeltaY":3ieipgsp said:Or at the risk of being paralyzed like Shazier?
Football players know the risks many years before they enter the NFL, especially nowadays.
The "we put our bodies on the line" argument from any professional athlete is ridiculous, IMO.
Everyone that has a job puts their body on the line, whether it's a programmer, eyes wrists carpel tunnel syndrome, back or the guy that is building a skyscraper for numorous reasons. You know when you get into the profession that long term it can have different effects, you do your best to minimalize them but everyone pays a proce for what they do for a living.
We just as average joes don't get contracts or paid 100,000's or millions for doing it for 3 to 5 years at a crack.