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WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) -- I saw a survey in USA Today this week about NFL salaries. I should not have been alarmed by what I read, but I was -- slightly. It said the highest-paid player in the National Football League last year was defensive end Michael Strahan. Did you know that? He even made more bank than Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb, who gets raves from most people but is an average player, I think. How does a defensive lineman make that kind of money? Also, neither McNabb nor Strahan has ever won anything, like maybe a team title, but they make money than some Third-World countries combined. And I'm only talking about TWO football players. What about high school basketball star LeBron James? Reportedly, he will get nearly $100 million from the sh