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re: Ok. I've got a question about college athletes becoming university employees.
Posted on 2/2/24 at 5:35 pm to Pandy Fackler
Posted on 2/2/24 at 5:35 pm to Pandy Fackler
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Why not just go full tilt, contractually obligated professional football with all this? It would offer clarity and boundaries.
You could, but it would be a very bad deal for the players, here's why, if you go this route, and the average lifespan of an NFL player is 4 years, I would believe it'd roughly the same for these players here. Or if in year one you blow out your knee and can never play again, then you'd be done and have nothing to show for it except for what you had in your initial contract.
On the other hand, if you're a student, you can at least finish your education and get a degree and have something long-term to show for your time.
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Posted on 2/2/24 at 7:55 pm to ukraine_rebel
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You could, but it would be a very bad deal for the players, here's why, if you go this route, and the average lifespan of an NFL player is 4 years, I would believe it'd roughly the same for these players here. Or if in year one you blow out your knee and can never play again, then you'd be done and have nothing to show for it except for what you had in your initial contract.
On the other hand, if you're a student, you can at least finish your education and get a degree and have something long-term to show for your time.
Ok. So maybe they're contractually obligated for two or three years. Maybe it's simply annual. Maybe after their 2nd or 3rd year, if they get a lesser draft grade, they have the option to come back but what they can't do is transfer once contracted.
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