Essay On Student Athletes Should Be Paid

For many years, there have been disputes on whether college athletes should be paid or not. “There are thousands of big-time college football players, many who are poor. They put up with playing for free because it’s impossible to pursue a career in the NFL, unless they play at least 3 years in college. Less than 1% actually end up signing pro contracts, and even fewer even make serious money.” (B) “There are student-athletes who have to leave school early because they do not have enough money to continue or to pay their bills and leaving school for a career in pro sports is an easy way of making money. The argument is that if student-athletes get paid, they will remain in school and complete the education.” (J) “The truth is that “full” scholarships don’t always entirely cover tuition and cost of living. Some

Money is accumulated everywhere in sports, and the athletes put their lives on the line every day. College athletes should be paid due to the huge amount of injuries and money brought into the school. The athletes spend most of their time playing a sport, than being in class. “Overall graduation rate for all male students were 54%. For football it was 50% and 41% for male basketball players. From 1995 to 1999, Ohio State graduated 31% of its men's basketball players. The 1999 men’s basketball NCAA division one champion, UConn, managed to graduate a mere 29% of its team members between 1994 and 1997.” (P) Paying college athletes is a big problem. They should get some income because of all the things they do for the college. People bring colleges to court because they weren’t getting paid off of their playing skills or seeing themselves in a videogame like a former UCLA basketball player, Ed O’Bannon. Athletes that play for the college receive things from the college, but that’s not enough. They are in college for 4 years or more and they need money to