NFL Failing the Athlete and Fans

September 9, 2008
NFL

NFL

Peter King, Sports Illustrated Writer wrote

“I have zero interest in the league tempting fate and adding another game or two to the regular season, which it seems favorably inclined to do beginning in 2010 or 2011.”

I personally believe the NFL has changed for the worst. I am not talking about adding teams only in the richest of states, the poor attempt for extreme drunk fans with the XFL or the poor marketing attempt of the USFL. I am talking about this short lived World League of American Football (WLAF) and NFL Europa.

These were supposed to be the equivalent of MLB minor leagues to develop on demand players for the NFL. But it failed. So, the NFL returns their watchful eye to the collegiate athlete. But there is a problem using the NCAA as their personal â’minor leagueâ’. This is a plea for the NFL to start up the WLAF and get their hands out of the collegiate athletic system.

The NFL misuses the collegiate athletic, tampers with an educational system only for the gain of their pockets and holds hostage of the NCAA.

Families pay their hard earned money to make sure their Timmy or Suzy get an education, which is never enough so loans are becoming a necessity. Students graduate with a five figure debt, not talking about those who continue on to professional careers that finish their education easily with a six figure debt. (Read More . . .)

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