Three Year Rule Persuasive Essay

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The NCAA was created in the year 1906 which deals with the college football athletes in America today. The NFL, established in 1920, identified as the professional level of football athletes. The following six articles-three informative, three persuasive- examine the three year rule created by the NFL. Three of the article's intend to inform on what the three-year rule does and means. The NCAA is involved because the three rule states that a student must have three years of college ball under their belt before they can go pro. The other three articles intend to persude on the three-year rule and why it should be changed. All three persuasive articles look at a change in the three-year rule it goes to show that the only people against a change is the NFL themselves. These articles give great support and many tools to use in my own paper. Although, the chance of getting the rule change has been very low in the past these articles show a great success in the push to change the three-year rule. Keywords: Three-year rule, NCAA, NFL, change Literature review of the NCAA and NFL three year rule The role athletes play in our nation's favorite pastimes is extraordinary. These athletes put in hours, training for their sport, so we Americans can enjoy some sunday football. In order to prove why the students should be allowed to jump …show more content…

In his article, Mike Florio, states “why should 18-year-old men be prohibited from pursuing gainful employment?” (NFL’s three year rule, 2015). The question Florio asks why should they have to play college ball when they can earn money as a professional. Then, Florio discussed his major concerns about the three year rule like how the NFL protects themselves from the revolt of college