College football players should be paid to play College athletics can brighten the minds of many men and women from a catch to a run or a touchdown. College football players are outstanding at their work catching, running, etc but they don't get paid for any of it not a single dime. College football players try to the best of their ability in games;they should get paid to play because they put their bodies on the line, football players bring in hefty amounts of cash, and they have short careers and should be paid now while they are still in football. College football players put their bodies on the line for their school. Many football players try their hardest in a game win or lose and some get hurt while playing. “In 2013 NCAA tournament …show more content…
there are very many ways that college careers can be shorten one's injury. If a player does get hurt and is out for the rest of his time in college he can rely on the money he is getting paid. Not every football player makes it to the NFL. College do not always make it to the NFL “QB Charlie Ward of the Florida State Seminoles did not make it to the NFL leaving him with no money after college until his basketball career started .”(coon). They would have money for the future if their college career does not work out. If something happened in college and they had a little play time and was paid they then can pay bills and loans …show more content…
College athletes are being paid scholarships but do scholarships pay for rent, loans, or food etc. Paying college athletes detracts the purity of the game. Most football players are not in it for the money but for the love of the sport and the chance to say that they had the chance to play college football at that university. College football is a privilege to play it is also a lot of people's jobs that are on the line that they work at year around threw breaks assignments and