I hope that you actually learned something in college, boy. My senior years in university, the starting center on the football team was a music major. He didn’t get drafted. He became a concert pianist, and a pretty good one. The starting strong safety was an electrical engineer. The starting weak safety was an accountant. We didn’t have many draft picks, but just about all of the team were employed, not least because the coaches insisted that there was a reason why it’s -student-athlete’ and not ‘athlete-student’.
Baseball is even worse! Some of those kids have been told they were going to be in the big leagues since they were in middle school. They sneered their way through high school. A bunch did get drafted and thought they were on their way, but never went much further. I know of one who, 10 years after high school, is still riding a bus in a league unaffiliated with any major league teams, chasing the dream.
It’s not uncommon for skilled athletes, in all sports, to have a sense of entitlement. When that comes to an end….it can be a wretched experience. ESPN did a 30 for 30 episode of famous athletes who had a well compensated career only to go broke by extravagance and foolish investment.
I read an article many years ago that did the math. Even for elite high school football players, less than .01% would have a pro career, defined as lasting more than four years. I imagine the odds are even longer for basketball players due to the smaller squads. Parents who think their kid is a lock on a pro sports career need a serious reality check.
Painted Wolf over 5 years ago
I hope that you actually learned something in college, boy. My senior years in university, the starting center on the football team was a music major. He didn’t get drafted. He became a concert pianist, and a pretty good one. The starting strong safety was an electrical engineer. The starting weak safety was an accountant. We didn’t have many draft picks, but just about all of the team were employed, not least because the coaches insisted that there was a reason why it’s -student-athlete’ and not ‘athlete-student’.
MichaelHelwig over 5 years ago
Maybe that is his mom. Heck, maybe she threw all the trash on the floor.
DukeDoudna over 5 years ago
Baseball is even worse! Some of those kids have been told they were going to be in the big leagues since they were in middle school. They sneered their way through high school. A bunch did get drafted and thought they were on their way, but never went much further. I know of one who, 10 years after high school, is still riding a bus in a league unaffiliated with any major league teams, chasing the dream.
alexius23 over 5 years ago
The average Pro career is less than 3 years. As one pundit put it NFL = Not For Long….
alexius23 over 5 years ago
It’s not uncommon for skilled athletes, in all sports, to have a sense of entitlement. When that comes to an end….it can be a wretched experience. ESPN did a 30 for 30 episode of famous athletes who had a well compensated career only to go broke by extravagance and foolish investment.
TexTech over 5 years ago
I read an article many years ago that did the math. Even for elite high school football players, less than .01% would have a pro career, defined as lasting more than four years. I imagine the odds are even longer for basketball players due to the smaller squads. Parents who think their kid is a lock on a pro sports career need a serious reality check.
karmakat01 over 5 years ago
LONG WAIT…
jmworacle over 5 years ago
Maybe he can try out for the WWE?
YatInExile over 5 years ago
What’s worse, being Mr. Irrelevant or not being picked at all?