Originally posted on 12/14/2013:
amateur athletes? what drugs are you taking?
do they work when they are not playing football? no
do they study when they are not playing football? no
they dont even have time to work or study because football takes up most of their time and energy
they are by definition professional athletes, its theire main job
their games are broadcasted on tv, people buy their merch and people pay ridiculous amounts of money to come see them
they are pros in every sense of the way
only people calling them amature athletes are morons who dont know the definiton of the word, and people that have an interest for people to consider them amature so that they dont have to pay them
only reason why these kids do it for free so that these universities/coorporations can make millions is because they are desperate and hope they can get an nfl contract, and ncaa and colleges make sure the take advantage of the desperation and the dreams of these kids
and now we come to people on this board, only reason why a lay person would object to these men getting paid for doing something so horrible such as playing football is jealousy, you just cant stand it that a 20 year old is worth more money than you, and that makes you a sad person