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Originally Posted by ApK
To be fair, I think there are probably more dedicated high-school football players who see an athletic scholarship to college as the goal, rather than a career in the pros. And while some may say even that is a low probability play, I'd say for someone with athletic talent, it may be worth a shot. Certainly there are more football scholarships given each year than there are openings on NFL teams.
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You're likely right. But if you
get an athletic scholarship, it's because the school expects you to
be an athlete, and continues to extend benefits to you so long as you are. Suffer a career ending injury playing in college, and you might find your scholarship going away because you can no longer do what they are paying you for.
Colleges extend scholarships to players they are recruiting for
their football team. If those players go on to the NFL, so much the better, but there are far more college team positions to be filled than pro jobs.
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As an aside: I was only personal friends with one serious athlete in HS. In his case it was baseball, and as it turned out. he DID make a career of it. Mostly in the minor leagues, one season the majors, still coaching and training if I'm not mistaken. He found something he loved and was good at and made a life of it.
IIRC he was no slouch academically, either.
Good for him!
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Yep. I had a co-worker at a bank named John who had been scouted at second base in high school by the NY Mets. He shattered both ankles sliding home in a game, and so much for a pro career, so he became a financial guy instead.
The bank had a softball team in the area I worked in. John went to Tony, the guy managing the team, and said "Hey, Tony! You wanna
win?" Might not be able to play at pro level anymore, but the competitive instincts were in full force.
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Dennis