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Don't they play for free while in high school and college? I'm not too familiar with American sports. But it sounds like this could have been avoided entirely i
by zo1 12y ago
Don't they play for free while in high school and college? I'm not too familiar with American sports. But it sounds like this could have been avoided entirely if there wasn't such a huge and obsessive push to get kids on the track to "big time NFL stardom" from high school onwards.
- brudgers 12y agoFootball is seen as a path to free college tuition. An NCAA Division I football team has [last I checked] 85 full grants in aid and a DII program 65. These are in addition to whatever schools use from their academic scholarship pool to attract athletes. With the rising cost of tuition, room, and board, playing college football can easily work out to more than $100,000 of economic benefit. Some parents see football as a path to education. In fairness, for many it may be among the most likely options.
- logfromblammo 12y agoHere, take this free college education in exchange for playing football... so that when you get dementia, you'll have something of value to forget forever.
- greedo 12y agoThe education most NCAA football players receive is pathetic. If you look at the time spent practicing, lifting, attending meetings, traveling, actually playing, the idea that they're learning much else is readily apparent. No wonder most NFL players end up bankrupt shortly after their careers end.