It said the highest-paid player in the National Football League last year was defensive end Michael Strahan. Did you know that? He even made more bank than Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb, who gets raves from most people but is an average player, I think.

How does a defensive lineman make that kind of money? Also, neither McNabb nor Strahan has ever won anything, like maybe a team title, but they make money than some Third-World countries combined. And I'm only talking about TWO football players.

What about high school basketball star LeBron James? Reportedly, he will get nearly $100 million from the sh

What about Kevin Garnett of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves? He makes more money than the law allows but likely will never win anything because his team doesn't have enough money to pay decent players to put around him.

Player salaries are unbelievable, and as long as they are, there's going to be a fan backlash. People are tired of paying -- or, not being able as the situation goes, to pay -- outrageous ticket prices to see mostly average, spoiled overpaid athletes who act like prima donnas who don't want to be bothered.

This is insanity. How can anyone make a case for this stuff with a straight face?

They are tired of pay-per-view television events. How does that benefit the blue-collar folks who can't pay and decided they won't anymore? It doesn't, and the s

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