Earlier this week, Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa informed the team he would not be returning for the rest of this season.
In September, Bosa suffered an injury to his "lower abdomen". He is going to be spending the rest of this year recovering and rehabbing that injury... just as he should.
Bosa had already put his body on the line enough for Ohio State during his Freshman and Sophomore years to show NFL scouts that he is the real deal and worthy of being chosen as one of the first 5 players in the NFL draft. To give you an idea of the money Bosa stands to make by being drafted that high, the Denver Broncos drafted DE Bradley Chubb 5th overall this year and signed him to a guaranteed 4 year deal worth over 27 million dollars.
It sounds like Bosa has over 27 million reasons to walk away now while he still can.
Some may argue that Bosa should be more loyal to his team and his teammates. But this is a business. A HUGE business. Bosa's coach, Urban Meyer, will make $7.6 million this year from coaching alone. He will also earn a significant amount more from endorsements and speaking engagements. Bosa will make $0. Urban Meyer, who happens to be the highest paid public employee in the state of Ohio (it's true...look it up) can leave at any time for a better offer. If he did, would people cry about loyalty?
Wait. That isn't an Ohio State logo. This must be a mistake.
He is far too loyal to ever leave a job.
I would argue that the vast majority of students attend college in order to prepare them for the work force. Bosa's sophomore year, in which he recorded 16 tackles for losses and 8.5 sacks, sure seems to indicate he is ready for the work force. NFL teams agree.
Before anyone jumps all over Bosa, I hope they ask themselves this question:
If your son went to your state university to learn computer programming and after two years Apple offered him $27 million to work for them, would you tell your son to go back and finish college or would you tell him to take the job?
And don't forget, your son (or Nick Bosa), could always go back and earn their precious college degree after collecting their $27 million.
I honestly cannot believe more players do not follow Bosa's lead. If it were my son, I would advise him to get the heck off the field the second he was satisfied with his draft position. If an employer wants to hire someone after they have completed 24 classes, would we all be up in arms? Of course not.
What would you do?
This American football and college talk confuses me.
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That is a though decision. By playing he of course risks an injury which could ruin his dreams!
But still it is a team sport. But he is already injured and like you wrote nothing is a stake at the moment, besides his draft spot!
So, I can fully understand his decision and would probably do the same.
Cheers,
Peter
Injury then in my opinion the decision is upon the player if he can play or not because when it comes to sport we see many Injuries and these injuries need to be defined properly because otherwise injury can destroy the Sports Career. If Injury is gone then he can continue more effectively and if he continues with Injury nothing is beneficial. Last but not the least, i want to say one thing and that is, Sports and Injury is inseparable aspect.@hanshotfirst, When it comes to
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I mean, you're not wrong here. If he's got a guaranteed "job offer" without finishing his schooling, he'd be a fool to pass it up.
Take the guaranteed position. He's going to need to continue training /rehabbing while he's waiting to play again though...
I hate how the NCAA just uses players....
At one point, scholarships were fair compensation but now that it is a multi-billion dollar industry it is ridiculous.
Good post on sports.
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