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That’s a good thought, but the draft rules really haven’t dissuaded basketball players from declaring for the draft too early and going undrafted.
Thats true. The one thing that helps out in basketball is all the pro leagues around the world the undrafted players can go to. They also have the G League. The football guys really have limited to no other options if they go updrafted and don't stick with a team.
Who knows, maybe it would help contribute to some kind of developmental league for the NFL.
I get it though. This is his big payday. This will secure his family for generations.
He won’t have the numbers that he had last year with Burrow and there will be nothing to ding him on this year. It’s a business decision and I wouldnt doubt he still loves the game but knows the risk from playing (not health but money) in such an oddball season.
If he would let me manage his money it would secure his family for generations. If he decides to "invest" in $2M watches like OBJ, then all bets are off.
I think he’s making the right economic decision and I’m surprised more kids don’t do the Bosa thing. T Lawrence has nothing to play for at Clemson, for example. What if he tears a knee or rotator cuff? The love of the game stuff is nice, but why jeopardize your one shot at generational money. It’ll happen more and more is my guess. I get it but the downside to fans is obvious. I find college b-ball unwatchable nowadays with the one and done rule. Zero continuity.
With you on the college basketball. I used to be almost as passionate about that as the football, but I barely follow any more.
Did you see my movie reference 🌷 earlier. In the end, it’s about a lot more than money.
I get the "injury" argument and all.
I mean, look at how much money a nasty broken hip cost Tua...
...oh, wait...
Its always a slow news day when I mosey over to SDS to see whats up, but came across a relevant write up on Chase and the argument for his departure.
It could have cost him up to $6M dollars because you don't know what happens if he doesn't get injured. That isn't just chump change. Tua has had a much more consistent career than Burrow, he doesn't get hurt I could absolutely see a team pick him first.
Good take.
I am taking Burrow.
Me too, I said before last season that I thought Tua had too slight a build and wouldn't trust his ability to stay healthy (If I were an NFL GM). I was just saying I could see the argument for why Tua's injury isn't one that you point to for telling players that if they play and get hurt in college it wont affect their draft position.
How can anybody judge a kid's decision when you don't know him personally nor his situation in life? I wish him well and hope he has a very successful NFL career.
Two different positions. QB has a much longer time period to make money whereas skill positions are much shorter.
I do understand where you are coming from. I played sports for the love of the game, have been through the surgeries, and now live as a Senior with some of the after effects. Making big money was never on my radar in any sport because I was simply not anywhere near that level. That said, l'll share a story about a College friend of mine who was at that level.
I went to a University undergrad that was a football power at the time. My friend was the all time leading rusher at the school when he graduated and a second round draft choice in the NFL. He had grown up poor in a rough area in Houston, TX. He signed a nice contract, but in those days, contracts were not exactly tickets for the rest of your life. His first year he rushed for over 700 yards (14 game season), made the all-rookie team, etc. The next season he tore his ACL in pre-season. He tried to come back the next year but was cut and his career was over. We were both back on campus one weekend and got together at one of the bars after he was cut. Under the contract he had been paid a couple hundred thousand dollars, much of which he invested in a house. He knew that in those days the average life of a running back was short so he invested most of the money in a house and never lived lavishly like many players do. He wound up OK. Had he been in the same situation in today's game, he would have very likely recovered from the knee injury to play again due to advances in medicine. Had his career been over after a year he would have likely walked away with $4-5 million in his pocket before taxes, which properly managed would set you up for life. I guess the old days being better is in the eyes of the beholder.