“He won an appointment to West Point. That requires academic excellence....”
Wonder how many of the losers who took the knee barely made it through college with C- and D+ grades? OR, more likely got a pass on many classes so they could continue to play.
Not a lot of STEM graduates in the NFL. I would guess that most can’t read their contracts without an agent reading it to them.
Plus guaranteed employment through commissioning obligation.
You start life debt-free, with a degree and Veteran's benefits.
Villanuevo has done very well by America, and he hasn't fogotten that!