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" Most of those players are not famous. Most never made a dime off the game. They are relatively anonymous men who played the sport in college and only later, f
by cmurphycode 12y ago
" Most of those players are not famous. Most never made a dime off the game. They are relatively anonymous men who played the sport in college and only later, for some reason or another, have found themselves struggling in life."
College players aren't paid. Most college players never make it to a professional paying level.
https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Probability-of-going-pro-methodology_Update2013.pdf https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Probability-of-goin...
- netfire 12y agoThe quote was made in the context of NFL players. (At least that's how I read it) Still, even though college players aren't paid with money, they still receive compensation (scholarships, financial aid, free tutors, etc). To indicate that they receive no financial compensation is inaccurate, I think.
- graeme 12y agoThe article wasn't clear, but I think you've misread it: "Most never made a dime off the game. They are relatively anonymous men who played the sport in college and only later, for some reason or another, have found themselves struggling in life. Just like their N.F.L. counterparts, Hoffman and those former college players have been left to wonder: Did football do this?" The author meant to distinguish Hoffman et al frmo NFL players, who are at least famous and well paid for their troubles. Also, the Hoffman did not say the players never received "financial compensation". Hoffman said they never made a dime off the game, which is profit. (He's also speaking loosely, as the use of the idiomatic phrase suggests)