How would you feel if you were fighting for our country and a proathlete made more money than you? What about if you were a teacher, helping kids learn and develop for the benefit of themselves and their lives? The basic pay of a soldier per year is around $18,000 and a pro NBA athlete makes an average of $5+ Million dollars a year. A pro NFL athlete quarterback for the Broncos averages about$18,000,000 a year and a teachers salary is averaged about $30,000 a year. My grandfather and father were in the navy fighting for our freedom and our country and a pro athlete makes more money than them, and what do they fight for? The ball, the win.. it doesn’t compare.