The greed of the professional sports athletes today is going to kill the game. It already cost a family of 4 on average upwards of $420 to attend an NFL game.
Players are not going to take less, they are going to take more. Kirk is an Average NFL QB making elite money.
A player like Aaron Rodgers who's contract is up in 2020, is drooling waiting on guys like Matt Stafford to sign. If Kirk and Matt Stafford are making around 30 million. Rodgers in 3 years contract will probably look like 35 to 40 million per season?
Food and Beer prices will then go up and in 3 years we could see the prices for a family of 4 go over $500 easily, but maybe $600..
None of this goes back to the Fans, it all goes to the Billionaire owners and Millionaire players (not too long will be Billionaire players)
Than Of course you have public funding for sports stadiums, but it cost you an arm and leg to buy and ticket, but you already own the stadium...