The NFL Lockout will affect American popular culture and society with potential job and money loss. It also brings to light the spending habits of average American's and players, and demonstrate the influence of unions on society. In addition the lockout illustrates the anxieties felt by the average American and the conflict between classes during this recession.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Player Anxieties Of Looking For New Jobs If There Is No NFL Season

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=6388708
Not every player in the NFL makes superstar money like Ray Lewis or Peyton Manning. Some players do not have millions of dollars in endorsement deals to hold them off until the lockout ends. These players are worried about how they will take care of their families, and are beginning to look for others forms of income such as landscaping, house painter, bartender, or UPS driver. Do you think the owners are worried what will happen to them if the lockout doesn't end? No, they won't. The Owners are billionaires who own other businesses and have many sources of income. This dilemma may draw similarities to when the big companies were being bailed out of the recession by the US government. Factory workers and other lower level employees were being laid off and had to find new jobs to support their families, but CEOs did not have to worry because they were being rewarded for poor business management. Although there definitely are some players who are millionaires who won't break a sweat worrying about money during the lockout, many of the players will have to find any jobs they can to make sure they and their loved ones can survive.

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