re: sending the wrong message

I definitely agree with your post. People fail to realize that many of the players come from poor families that have dads that are non existent in the household. f you had a chance to receive millions of dollars and stay another year in college and risk a career ending injury, what path would you choose? To the OP, you have to be a stupid person to pass up millions and risk a career ending injury in college. I don't know about you, but my arse would immediately head for the pros. Be honest and think the route that you would choose if you came from a family that is just above or on the line of the level of poverty. The majority of our players aren't white middle class. Hell, I'm middle class and if I had the opportunity, I'd choose playing for the millions.