He cited the salary of Alabama’s strength coach, David Ballou, who earns $950,000.
“If [he] only made $500,000 and those athletes, largely Black athletes on the football team, got some of that money, no one is going to think that is a bad thing — except the people who are trying to hold up and profit from the system,” he said.
Kessler also questions why football players should miss out on compensation because they hold the responsibility of funding the department with the revenue in which they generate.
often pay the delivery folks 40% to 60% of gross revenues. The professional sports leagues also seem to have collective bargaining agreements in that range.