Football players were exploited. The movie is called concussion, based on a true story. Everyone knows football is dangerous. NOBODY BUT the NFL and some scientists knew that repeated concussions caused permanent brain damage leading to psychosis and suicide. The NFL knew and they hid it because they knew the implications that it would have in the sport and their profits.
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they were not "exploited", that is an actual word with a definition. in a free market they are not exploited. you would have a better argument to say they are wayyyyy over paid, but I would not agree with that as the market dictates their wages. so no one in society is really underpaid, some are overpaid if they make minimum wage because their wage is artifiicial.
you can say the NFL was shady, but saying NFL players are "exploited' is the talk of a drama queen. there are many occupations that are dangerous for many reasons, physically, mentally, stress, etc.
Here are occupations that have the highest suicide rates, NFL players are not on there. All these professions make much less. If NFL players are taken advantage of by the NFL, then wow, these workers must really be taken advantage of by 20 fold
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/these-jobs-have-the-highest-rate-of-suicide/
I never understood why people have such sympathy for athletes when they make so much money and get to play a game for a job. Many of them retire by age 35, what other profession can say that? In addition, their career in the NFL even if brief often leads to them getting jobs easier after. Say you played 10 years for the steelers and applied for the same job as average Joe for a company in Pittsburgh who had a slightly better resume. Who is getting the job?
Sorry but I don't pity pro athletes. All professions (except minimum wage ones) make what they are worth based on a free market.
Since the will smith movie (im sure its 100% unbiased, Hollywood), has there been a large decline in people wanting to play in the NFL? A handful of players have quit, Chris Borland, John Urshel, thats about the ones I can think of, vs the thousands that will apply for the draft next year.