re: NIL saga: AGs of Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, SC file brief in support of NCAA

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If the NFL really wanted to draft kids right out of high school, or even very many first and second year players, they wouldn’t have a rule against it.

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That is two-fold. You're not wrong in that maybe a couple players a year, at most, would get drafted; however, that rule is also in place so they can have a free minor league system to see who develops and who doesn't before paying them. It's the most financially beneficial construct for any professional league in the world.