Professional athletes deserve the right to earn every possible dollar. Salaries have gotten out of control with the cost passed onto the fans. Football is the only sport where contracts are not guaranteed.
We are seeing the results of this as the NFL business year ends and a new one begins. Steelers WR Hines Ward was told that the team planned to release him. At the age of 35, Ward was due to make $4 million for the 2012 season.
Ward has stated that he is willing to renegotiate his contract in order to finish his career with the only team he has played for. His desire to stay in Pittsburgh will actually cost him money. This is not uncommon in the NFL. Kevin Faulk played at the minimum salary of a veteran in order to keep his career alive. You would never see this in baseball or basketball.
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