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Originally posted by Sistermadly
I was watching Paula Zahn Now a few minutes ago and they had two people debating this issue. The con-opinion (I don't remember his name) said that that this move will make the rates of college completion among NFL athletes drop even lower. Right now, the New England Patriots have the highest number of university graduates on their roster (54%), but now people -- our people -- are being lured even more toward the immediate gratification cycle, cause it's all about "getting that money."
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The NFL player graduation rates might go down, but I'd think the graduation rates of collegiate players would go up. (Given that most college players never play pro, this is a good end result.) Wanna be ballers could go early, (foolishly, IMO) and try, leaving those in college who want to play college ball and be collegiate students---->I'd think that would increase graduation rates.
As to the "getting that money," you can't do it if you can't make the team. I doubt in any given year that anybody less than physically/mentally mature is going to make an NFL roster, based on the brutality of the sport, never mind the mental aspect. "LeBrons" play hoop, not football.