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Originally posted by LB1914
That's assuming that individual wishes to start or complete their college education. A lot of people start college, leave, and never return for various reasons, so I do not think that former professional athletes would be exempt from that either.
All in all, the whole system is flawed and there are no guarantees either way, which is why we need to stress to athletes that they need to have a backup plan just in case things do not work out. It would be great if everyone that didn't pan out in the pros went back to college, but we all know that will not always happen.
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That being said, it would be great if EVERYBODY went to college, but that isn't the issue. People are making it seem like if an athlete skips college and goes to the pros that they are UNABLE TO return to college if it doesn't pan out. People always say "what if they have a career ending injury?" as if now they have to go work at McDonald's. My point is that if college is AVAILABLE to them before a football career, it will still be available to them AFTER the the football career. It may not work the other way around. A football career may not be available to them after college, so take it while it is being offered.
Additionally, some argue "all athlete's don't make millions". While that is true, if they are being offered contracts right out of high school (like Kobe and LeBron) they aren't doing too shabby. So, for the small population that we are referring to, the above statement generally does not apply.
LB 1914- we are actually in agreement on most of this. I think we are arguing different issues.