NFL Draft

[gamecox4982]

Players who declare for the draft are essentially telling the NCAA and their college that they are pursuing a professional career and can no longer play amateur athletics.
When will a player with remaining college eligibility, that enters the draft early and doesn’t get drafted, challenge the right to return to playing College football? They were also considered professional if getting paid in College and that’s in the past. To me it’s just a stupid rule that kids get bad advice and somehow give up that final year of eligibility.

 

[Viennacock]

Players who declare for the draft are essentially telling the NCAA and their college that they are pursuing a professional career and can no longer play amateur athletics.
When will a player with remaining college eligibility, that enters the draft early and doesn’t get drafted, challenge the right to return to playing College football? They were also considered professional if getting paid in College and that’s in the past. To me it’s just a stupid rule that kids get bad advice and somehow give up that final year of eligibility.

They are professionals in college. The line has been blurred for sure.

 

[18IsTheMan]

It makes no sense to me why they can’t. Never really has. I don’t really see the problem in saying I’d like to go pro if I can, but if I can’t, I’ll play another year in college.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

Now that they are paid professionals in college, the main concern is getting the NFL deal asap before any devastating injury which makes declaring early sensible.

 

[FootballLVR]

Basketball has an effective option. Go the the "combine" and see how you grade out. Then decide to take a chance on being drafted or return to college.

 

[Uscg1984]

Now that they are paid professionals in college, the main concern is getting the NFL deal asap before any devastating injury which makes declaring early sensible.

But the OP's question concerns those for whom the NFL deal perhaps isn't as good as their "college deal." I suspect there are many players who will be taken in the 2nd through 7th rounds who make less per year with their initial NFL contract than they did in college. Being the bigger fish in the small pond at their college program may very well pay better than being the small fish in the big NFL pond. It seems like it will be just a matter of time before a player fails to get drafted, or fails to get drafted as early as he likes, and sues to have his college eligibility restored.

 

[gamecox4982]

If everyone that went job searching while still employed would lose their job there would be lawsuits out the wazoo.

 

[92Pony]

All it takes is for the first person to sue - seems that’s all it takes. The courts always side with the athlete.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

All it takes is for the first person to sue - seems that’s all it takes. The courts always side with the athlete.

The courts are now political tools!!!

 

[Viennacock]

All it takes is for the first person to sue - seems that’s all it takes. The courts always side with the athlete.

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