If you were watching NCAA football the other day you might have seen Oklahoma's all pro QB get injured while dropping back for a pass. The injury isn’t too severe, but it brings up the question once again. When a player has a chance to go pro, should he take the money or proceed to finish off getting a degree? The problem with the NFL is that the money isn't guaranteed, so these players want a backup plan such as a degree to make sure their future doesn’t rely just on football. So Bradford wanted to do the right thing and will now pay for it. History has proved in the past that Bradford will most likely fall in the draft and receive less money than he would have if he went to the draft last year. There is even a chance that the injury is more severe and might not even get to play in the NFL. Is this a case of a player listening to his family and media and refusing to be known as money hungry or is this just a player who made his own decision and got very unlucky?
Every year there are college athletes that have to decide if they want to go pro or stay in college. Usually, the players want to come back to make another run at the national championship and become a college legend, but as seen in most cases, it’s always a big risk staying that extra year. This topic doesn’t only affect football players, but it also affects basketball athletes as well. For example, the face of the NBA Lebron James didn’t even attend college. He decided to go pro right after high school. Some might think that an education is the most important tool one can obtain, but as we all can see Mr. James is doing just fine. If you had a chance to obtain a degree or go pro and make millions which would you do?
