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Kirby's stance is the same stance taken by the NFL [a very, very large institution that refuses to pay 18, 19, and 20 year olds because they (a large enough percentage to matter) won't handle money well.

This is factually wrong. The NFL don’t pay 18,19 and 20 year olds because if a rule that is meant to protect them safety wise. It has nothing to do with money. You also have to be out of high school for 3 years before eligible for the NFL. Rookie contracts are large sums of money and the better the play the more money they get.

If you graduate at 17 years old, that means you must wait until you are 20 to enter the NFL draft. If you graduate when you are 18, you will need to wait until you turn 21. This rule helps ensure that players are physically and mentally prepared to be part of the NFL.

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Posted on 12/2/22 at 11:14 pm to VolNavy98

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The NFL don’t pay 18,19 and 20 year olds because if a rule that is meant to protect them safety wise.

Lol. You post "factually wrong" and then make shite up. Lol

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It has nothing to do with money

It has everything to do with branding. The nfl didn't get as big as it is without making big steps towards protecting the shield. That includes not allowing kids just out of high school to play in the nfl. Immaturity and money don't mix well. It is 99% the reason (the other 1% is the nflpa knowing that the kids would take less money and increase the pool of athletes hurting the players' bottom line). But if the nfl wanted the kids, they would take them (like they did when they started allowing juniors to declare).

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