Sports Talk

Are athlete contracts out of control, or is this just the market?

I'm a lawyer, I read contracts for a living, and the numbers in sports still make me blink. A baseball contract worth $700 million. Football transfer fees bigger than some hospital budgets.

But then I think: who else is supposed to get that money? The owners? The leagues? The players are the product. Nobody buys a ticket to watch the CFO.

So what's your view? Are the salaries obscene, fair, or just a sign that sport has become entertainment like any other? And does it change how you feel about your team?