re: Jalen Tabor says college football is "Modern Form of Slavery"

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Of course not because the current cost/benefit structure does not encourage it. But if the cost/benefit structure was different?

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Let's say it is different. Let's say the NFL sets up a minor league system, much like Major League Baseball. Do you know what a minor league baseball player makes a year?

The average AAA baseball player makes $50,000 a year. Which do you think would benefit the college football player more? making $50,000 a year, or getting a free $40,000 education, stipends, COA? I think the education, if they decide to take advantage of it will serve them better.



The lawsuit portrays minor league players as members of the working poor, and that’s backed up by data. Most earn between $3,000 and $7,500 for a five-month season. As a point of comparison, fast food workers typically earn between $15,000 and $18,000 a year, or about two or three times what minor league players make. Some minor leaguers, particularly those with families, hold other jobs during the offseason and occasionally during the season. While the minimum salary in Major League Baseball is $500,000, many minor league players earn less than the federal poverty level, which is $11,490 for a single person and $23,550 for a family of four….

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Coming out of High School, as a 19 year old, to play in a minor League for football would subject an athlete about 4-5 years of this pay.