Professional Football: Is the sport Profesisonal or Barbaric

Most view the world of professional football as a walking contradiction in which athletes are paid millions of dollars to collide into each other for 60 minutes once a week. On one hand the athletes are expected to maintain squeaky clean images, dress professional to games and social events, and to develop a code of ethics. An individual may compare these requirements to many businesses in which a dress code is required, a certain code of ethics is to be revered, and their are certain rules to be followed. From a business perspective these requirements would indeed be qualified as professional but the actions and repercussions of these actions of the business is far from professional. The current business on the agenda for discussion is the NFL in which players are paid to exact and use brute force to stop opponents from crossing their end zones. Many players are injured and unfairly penalized for jobs they must perform while under contract in a competitive business. Player's are expected to maintain the top physical physique while sacrificing their bodies not only in practice but against rivals. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/845125-seahawks-vs-49ers-video-watch-madieu-williams-controversial-hit In modern society no employer would expect for an employee to follow their directions and then be written up or fined for doing so. The NFL is so brutal in nature often times players incur serious injuries that are career ending or life altering. Once these injuries are sustained players are released from the roster, traded, and or fired. Teams no longer want to take risks or pay lower wages due to past damage on their bodies and their is no pension in professional football. The Professional football industry requires so much from its employees but gives so little in return. For hours on television modern gladiators battle for what seems like an eternity in order to win a game while sacrificing their bodies. Most professional businesses offer insurance but NFL players are required to purchase their own when team doctor's cant repair the damage. The brutality, the hard hits, the bruises are that draws and attracts the masses not the suits, community service, and code of ethics. I now leave you with this, professional football: Is the sport Professional or Barbaric?