July 31, 201313 yr With college football players blocked from joining the NFL until three years have passed since the player’s high school class has graduated, what should a college football player who has shown in only two years that he has the ability to thrive at the next level do? The right answer, from a business standpoint, is to quit playing football for free. Or, technically, for a free education that the player may have never wanted and, if things go as planned, will never actually use. So the middle ground becomes buying insurance. According to ESPN.com, Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has become the latest underclassmen to do so, purchasing $10 million in coverage against a career-ending injury. But here’s the problem. If Bridgewater suffers a career-ending injury this year, $10 million won’t even begin to cover what he could have earned over the course of an NFL career, if he’s truly a top-five prospect for the 2014 draft. And if he doesn’t suffer a “career-ending injury” (but instead an injury that limits his career or greatly reduces his value), he’s not getting any of the insurance money. If they really want to protect their future earning potential, they’ll go all the way and refuse to play another game of college football. Bridgewater, like Clowney, should consider not playing | ProFootballTalk
July 31, 201313 yr Author I agree with Florio. Just like Clowney, I think Teddy Legend is stupid for playing another down of college football.
July 31, 201313 yr Hard to argue the logic, but we'll see very few, if any college athletes take this route.
July 31, 201313 yr Hard to argue the logic, but we'll see very few, if any college athletes take this route. Agreed. Most don't really know that they're a guaranteed top five pick at this point in their careers, which definitely limits who would be in this group. Plus, remember how fans all across the country went APE on Jay Cutler when he pulled himself out of a game a couple years ago? What sort of perception hit would that guy take if deciding to sit?
July 31, 201313 yr I really fear for Teddy who is going to be asked to do so much, hope he stays injury free though.
July 31, 201313 yr If you're out of contention for the playoffs, is he going to sit so he doesn't get hurt? What's the difference?
July 31, 201313 yr Author If you're out of contention for the playoffs, is he going to sit so he doesn't get hurt? What's the difference? Really good point, once the Cards lose a game any chance for a BCS title is probably out so he should sit. Crazy stuff...
July 31, 201313 yr Really good point, once the Cards lose a game any chance for a BCS title is probably out so he should sit. Crazy stuff... So your saying his last game of the year is against the Cats!!!
July 31, 201313 yr Really good point, once the Cards lose a game any chance for a BCS title is probably out so he should sit. Crazy stuff... I disagree. I'm pretty sure Teddy and every over player on that team would be more than willing to play for another BCS bowl game victory...
July 31, 201313 yr So your saying his last game of the year is against the Cats!!! Well, he did sit out the 2nd half of the UK game last year, sooo.... :jump:
July 31, 201313 yr Well, he did sit out the 2nd half of the UK game last year, sooo.... :jump: :clap:
July 31, 201313 yr That's a tough one. I'm not sure how I would advise either of them if they were my kid.
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