The world's best heart surgeon ought to be making far, far, far, more than the world's best QB. And more than a whole passel of the world's best other things, too, but it's not how the world works anymore.

I never got the whole "what people will pay" justification. A whole lot of people would willingly play very entertaining football for a whole lot less money than players make today. Viewers would still be quite entertained, and profit margins would be that much higher, so normal economic principles simply don't always apply to major sports.

Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.