There are ~13,780 "Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers" in the US making a mean of $86,090 for a total of $1.2B. (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_711200.htm)
There are ~202,360 "Chief Executives" making a mean of $ 197,840 for a total of $40B. (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes111011.htm)
Football players and pop stars get their own share of grief (remember the song "Money for Nothin'"?). Probably more than an appropriate 1/33 as much grief.