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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Half Empty" data-source="post: 617290" data-attributes="member: 10288">I sure we can all think of many jobs/professions in which health/danger is a major factor and/or where the tenure is limited, but the participants aren't rewarded with the ability to retire by age 30 - particularly after signing a contract where that amount is guaranteed, regardless of future performance.  Same goes for everyone signing contracts or joining unions - plenty of folks work to support their families without either.I am a Packer fan, but I was much more 60 years ago when the players needed off-season jobs and I could understand the numbers on their contracts.  Made them "my" Packers instead of the whoever is in the current group of millionaires wearing Packer uniforms.Sorry, but anyone defending current (and, particularly, guaranteed) sports compensation (including the commissioner, owners, et. al.) has really mashed my hot button.  Back to the discussion at hand.</blockquote>

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