Corruption In College Football

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Football, from the early ages of American culture, has been a bonding past time for most families. Dick Harmon feels that “football creates heroes”, and that it also fosters character and valuable friendships. Football raises young boys to learn discipline, leadership, selflessness, and so many more valuable characteristics; it is the one thing many boys keep consistent in their lives. Throughout all of the changes, and obstacles life throws at them, football has always stayed consistent in their lives. They play when they’re 6, they play when they’re 16, and they can watch when they’re 60. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Right?—Wrong, in reality football only around 11% of kids ages 6-17 are playing (Farrey). This “American dream” of growing …show more content…

After age seventeen you either stop playing, or decide you want to make football your life, your career. Football is a multibillion dollar industry with a lack of a remorse to change anything about the corruption of the NFL, unfair distribution of profits in college football, and regulations of the game. The NFL alone has had many cases of corruption within the years of its operation. Corruption can be found in almost any multimillion dollar industry, but the regularity of the situation doesn’t shallow the significance of the matter at hand. The dangers of football are no stranger to anyone who has watched it, but one of the most corrupt things about the NFL has been their lack of honesty to the players and devout fans. The NFL has repeatably stood behind their research, allegedly including all …show more content…

Football players work their asses off year round starting in high school just to earn a glance of recognition from one of their favorite colleges. Not all players can just decide to make football a career for them, their chances rely primarily on a few things; their size, their ability, and their chances of being seen by recruiters. Even after being the right size, having all of the abilities, and being scouted by recruiters, players are being taken advantage of. The players dedicate their lives and bodies to playing this sport and all they get in return is a scholarship? Players are expected to make college football their full time job while not receiving a wage, Kevin Blackistone wrote, “[the University of Texas] returned $103.8 million in revenues. Yet, a study released in 2011 by the Drexel University Department of Sport Management estimated that Texas scholarship football players lived $778 below the federal poverty line.” Meanwhile, coaches of these teams are making an average of $1.64 million annually (Brady). The players are the key to bringing in the mass amounts of money for football leagues, and they deserve to be treated like

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