12-24-2017, 08:19 AM
(12-23-2017, 03:25 PM)bengalhoel Wrote: Ok , I know this is extreme but say you can look into the future. You are a first round draft prospect. You absolutely know that you are going to be the hero in a meaningless bowl game but you are going to have a career ending injury. Would you go out a hero, or choose millions of dollars that would support your family for years?
After working at crap jobs and struggling for the last 25 years I know which one I would choose.
This is probably how I'd see it if I were in their situation. The players who are likely 1st or 2nd rounder have already busted their humps on a volunteer basis for a lengthy period of time. I'd take the money in my pocket if I were them.