re: Trev Alberts says A&M will share revenue directly w/athletes $15-$20 mil per year

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Agree that’s ideal. But unless that’s coupled with a very generous salary cap provision, the players union isn’t going to want to restrict potential earnings if another school is willing to hire them for more.

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First, there's a real chance that the decoupling from universities means these kids don't even go to school, and it's unlikely there'll be any limit on how long they can play. That will help a bit with the urgency to demonstrate value to the NFL.

But if a better deal comes they'll take it when their contract is up (probably). Not much you can do about that but incentivize longer contracts.