in reality professional athletes are overpaid for their value to society...However, economically speaking they are not overpaid. they are the best in the world at what they do, there are very few of them at that level and they create economic dollars on a huge scale justifying their worth. same with a Tom Cruise getting 20 million or more for a film, regardless of having any real talent or not. youre boy ferenz mule gets his 2 mill salary cause he brings in way more than that in dollars to state of Iowa..well least he is supposed to..now when your'e professional cow tippers get a tv contract they will get paid accordingly too!