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Message: [QUOTE="CuseCPT, post: 2437341, member: 645"] I would never fault a teammate in a situation like that for taking care of their future. Even for kids that come from middle class families it is still life changing money and the culmination of a dream, that according the NFLPA only 0.2 percent of all high school football players will ever make. A first round picks signing bonus is more than a third round players total contract in most cases. You're talking about leaving millions of dollars on the table if you get hurt playing in a system where everyone else is already getting beaks wet except you. Until we stop pretending college sports are some kind sacred bastion of amateur athletics instead of a billion dollar industry, I expect this kind of controversy to continue but that doesn't make it sane. [/QUOTE]