They have a choice, but playing football pays better. All these pro leagues are cartels, but Colon could play baseball, basketball in the WNBA, or soccer. Hockey if he can skate, but if none of these appeal he could work for a living. To put it another way, slaves in the antebellum world could not tell “Master” they didn’t want field work but would gladly work in the office or in theater.
This pride of Lions is fed soft food and warm milk only.