> It's not a great look that those guys can't make any money in their college career. ... And especially when the ones that don't make it to the NFL are basic

> It's not a great look that those guys can't make any money in their college career. ... And especially when the ones that don't make it to the NFL are basically left broken for the remainder of their lives (position specific of course). Once you are a valuable player on an NCAAF team - particularly offensive line - your body and academics pretty much go out the window in favor of your performance. These guys are broken and have no long-term healthcare, no financial incentive, etc. [1,2,3] To top it off - we have entered a bizarro world where the NCAA now SELLS INSURANCE [4] to student athletes so they can protect against future earnings losses as a result of injury in college.... It's just crazy to me, but hey they have this going for them: >> Student-athletes approved for this program are automatically eligible for a loan... The interest rate is very competitive, and a co-signer is not required. ... which is nice. 1 - https://kdvr.com/2015/05/13/masking-the-pain-toradol-in-college-sports/ https://kdvr.com/2015/05/13/masking-the-pain-toradol-in-coll... 2 - https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/i-trusted-em-when-ncaa-schools-abandon-their-injured-athletes/275407/ https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/i-... 3 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628259/ 3 - http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/insurance/exceptional-student-athlete-disability-insurance-program http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/insurance/exceptional-st...