re: It’s ridiculous.. average nfl career is 3.3 years

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Why do you think you get a say in when a player decides to go pro?

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Well they can’t go pro until 21 or 3 years removed out of HS.

That’s the only reason some stay for more than 1 year. Change it to 19 and see what happens.

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That’s the only reason some stay for more than 1 year. Change it to 19 and see what happens.

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They would leave and fans would still complain it is too early.

Not really apples to apples but look at basketball and how the fans acted when Naz Reid decided to leave after one year. He is doing great and it was obviously the right move for him to leave.

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I'm still trying to wrap my head around Nakobe Dean(UGA LB, projected 1st round pick) graduating from UGA with a degree in Mechanical Engineering & a 3.5 GPA.

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For some guys, the NFL isn’t their ultimate goal. They want a nice life and career for themselves after they can’t run out under the lights.

The vast majority are shortsighted and only see what’s in front of them NOW.

"they should make the money while they can" position by others...lol is short sited and not thought out fully.

I can explain it to you. I can understand it for you though.

Stay and increase your draft stock and increase the odds of you making an NFL team for a while.

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but they won't have $2.4m in the bank. Taxes will take at least 1/3, and agent fees and living expenses will also take some. If they make extravagant purchases or buy their mom a house, that will take a lot too.

Assuming they manage their budget, they could have between $1.0 and $1.25 million in the bank (after taxes) after those 3 years.

Now yes, for a 25 year old, that's spectacular. But not exactly f-you money. Assuming they invest that money and don't want to touch the principal, they could withdraw 4-5% per year ($42k-62k per year), which is taxable.

A very, very good start, but not f-you money at all.

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Ok. I'm not saying this was some exact science scenario, I pulled the 600k/year out of my arse.

It's not out of the realm of possibility for someone like, say... Flott to get out of the League entirely after 5y with 2.5 in the bank.

We all know taxes exist. And mamas. And maybach's. And other bad decisions.

Just trying to explain how 3.3 years in the league might not be a bad payday for a 20yo.

Well said BayouBengal

If you're graded round 3 or higher and you don't expect to get higher with more time in college, I understand if they want to bounce to the NFL and give it a go.

If you grade rounds 4-7 or UFA, go back to school. Neil Farrell Jr. is a perfect example of why you should.

Flott going pro right now makes no sense. If he comes back he gets a full year starting at DB in a secondary that would return a fair bit of experience. He could also use the additional year to get a little bigger. He's a perfect example of a player with solid talent, but could use the extra time in college before taking a shot at the NFL.

Posted this in another thread, here’s where early entrants from LSU have gone since 2010:
- 1st round: 14
- 2nd round: 11
- 3rd round: 9
- 4th round: 5
- 5th round: 2
- 6th round: 1
- 7th round: 2
- Undrafted: 9
- Total: 53

So 47% have gone in the first two rounds and 64% of them have gone in the first three rounds.

Further, a lot of the guys who have gone late/UDFA have either been players with off the field issues (e.g. facing suspension/dismissal), players who were going to see less playing time if they stayed, or players with legit injury concerns who were just trying to get to a contract while they still could. I’d say that accounts for at least half of the late round picks or undrafted players based on my research yesterday. It’s hard to argue that anyone who falls into these categories would be better off waiting a year.

And that’s without accounting for factors like players’ personal situations, coaching changes, draft grades, etc. that impact their decisions regardless of the actual outcomes.

My point is that the perceived problem is kind of overstated. There have only been a handful of LSU players over the past decade that objectively made a mistake, in hindsight, by leaving early.

The prob is they all want the fancy car with spinning rims and the presidential watch but they should focus on getting their degree and when they do go pro they should spend and save their money wisely or they'll end up like all the ex NFL millionaire stars who wound up broke like Andre Rison, Bernie Kosar etc...