I think so

by Mo, Charlotte, NC, Thursday, July 10, 2014, 07:21 (4135 days ago) @ irishvol

Yes, there are overpaid players in baseball, but I don't think it's as rampant due to the control a team has over a player in the first 6 years of his major league career. In the NFL, a player that is way overpaid is just cut.

I never said they're ALL egotistical douchebags, but I do think a lot of them are. You definitely have your "superstars" like Carmelo, Dwayne Wade, and Dwight Howard but you also have idiots like Lance Stephenson, Ron Artest, PJ Hairston,DeMarcus Cousins, JR Smith, etc., etc., etc. I'm sick of hearing guys like Latrell Spreewell say a $42 MM contract isn't enough because "my kids gotta eat." I know he's not in the league anymore, but the "I gotta get mine and no one better disrespect me" feeling is something you hear in the media all the time. These assholes need to get some goddamn perspective and look at how 99% of this country lives. It's insulting. Yes, I know there are players that do a lot for the community, but not enough of them.

As far as Manziel goes - idiots in the NFL are (a lot of times) suppressed by the control the NFL and the owners have. If Manziel doesn't get his shit in line, he'll either not play or get to be too much of a headache that he'll get traded or cut. The NFL is probably going to suspend the leading receiver (yards-wise) in the league last year for the entire season. You would never see that in the NBA.

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LeBron to Cavs reported to be a done deal... - BPH, 2014-07-09, 19:36
- For the web development nerds out there - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-10, 07:33
  - I've seen follow-ups debunking this. - Tim, 2014-07-10, 08:27
  - is this the new "flight tracker"? - Pat, 2014-07-10, 07:37
- Heh - Mike (bart), 2014-07-10, 07:16
- It would be very Cleveland - nedhead, 2014-07-10, 06:36
  - It would be even more Cleveland if - Jack, 2014-07-10, 09:02
    - And then the Cuyahoga river catches fire... - irishvol, 2014-07-10, 09:08
- I saw something on Twitter saying the Broussard thing was - Pat (Moco), 2014-07-10, 06:09
- Gold jacket, green jacket... - Mo, 2014-07-10, 05:47
  - There is no such thing as an overpaid athlete. Discuss. - Dylan, 2014-07-10, 09:11
    - Every athlete is either overpaid or underpaid - Jeff (BGS), 2014-07-10, 11:04
    - Ah, capitalism. - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-10, 10:40
    - Easy to refute that statement - Mo, 2014-07-10, 10:39
    - Depends - how sophisticated is their payroll software? - irishvol, 2014-07-10, 09:34
      - Always a good time to post this - Mike (bart), 2014-07-10, 09:37
  - Please name 5 "thugs" in the current NBA - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-10, 07:31
    - What's your definition of "Thug"? - Mo, 2014-07-10, 08:53
  - Your thug point is just totally, 100% wrong - Mike (bart), 2014-07-10, 06:27
    - I'm against such a whitewash as well - HullieAndMikes, 2014-07-10, 06:42
      - Right, JailBlazers, etc. - Mike (bart), 2014-07-10, 06:59
        
        I label them thugs because of the way they act - Mo, 2014-07-10, 07:25
        
        Thug? - JRT, 2014-07-10, 08:35
        
        How do they act to earn that label? - CW (Rakes), 2014-07-10, 07:37
        
        Ron Artest and Jason Williams - Mike (bart), 2014-07-10, 07:27
  - Is that (overpaid) much different than other pro sports? - irishvol, 2014-07-10, 06:24
    - I think so - Mo, 2014-07-10, 07:21
      - Here are the top 25 highest paid baseball players in 2014 - irishvol, 2014-07-10, 08:25
        
        Wow, all I can say is it must suck to be a Phillies fan - Jack, 2014-07-10, 09:04
        
        And it's not Gordon Hayward's fault - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-10, 08:29
      - NBA superstars are actually underpaid relative to market - Mike (bart), 2014-07-10, 07:52
        
        That's not what that article says at all - Jeff (BGS), 2014-07-10, 08:26
        
        True, it was my closest at hand google result - Mike (bart), 2014-07-10, 08:42
- I hope the Cavs announce this in comic sans - NDTex, 2014-07-10, 04:48
- Can we still talk about him on this site? - Geoff, 2014-07-10, 04:18
- Accurate or otherwise... - KGB, 2014-07-10, 03:05
- Nobody should ever trust Chris Broussard, though. - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-09, 22:01
  - Broussard used to be very respected - HullieAndMikes, 2014-07-10, 06:14
  - A race to the bottom - hobbs, 2014-07-09, 22:03
    - Smith got the scoop first last time. - Glass, 2014-07-09, 22:21
    - I prefer Broussard to Stephen A. - Brendan, 2014-07-09, 22:10
- I don't care about the NBA. - Silk, 2014-07-09, 20:52
- If that happens - - MattG, 2014-07-09, 20:11
  - That was a really nice call. - hobbs, 2014-07-09, 20:55
  - Damn, that's impressive - BPH, 2014-07-09, 20:36
- Were those words used? Because at least in college football - BillyGoat, 2014-07-09, 19:41
  - He "is returning" to the Cavs, per Sheridan's source - BPH, 2014-07-09, 19:55
    - Well, then that's fine. - BillyGoat, 2014-07-09, 20:05
- pro sports are weird - Jay, 2014-07-09, 19:37

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