“Injuries are too common. They can cost the athletes millions as well as careers. Think Jake Butt, Michigan TE who tore up a knee in a bowl game. It’s the millions that are waiting for them that they have to protect.”
OK.
So what about the student-athlete playing on the offensive line that gets his neck broke protecting the future NFL quarterback?
How does the emerging professional-football-team-on-campus system protect the economic and physical health of all team members?
**How does the emerging professional-football-team-on-campus system protect the economic and physical health of all team members?**
A scholarship is payment in full.
Fair? It’s not for me or you to decide. An 18 year old has just as much right to earn a living in the NFL as a grad. Then comes the draft to keep salaries down. At least the ‘students’ can enter the transfer portal and market themselves.
I’m waiting for someone to do a Curt Flood and challenge the draft in court.