http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Stanford-rejoice-Andrew-Luck-turns-down-more-mo?urn=ncaaf-304360
Andrew Luck turns down more money than you'll ever see to stay in school
1) Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck turned down a large amount of money to attend school for his senior year. Luck was predicted to be the first pick of the 2011NFL draft, with a contract of $60 million dollars waiting for him just to say yes. Even though he is predicted to be the top pick of the 2012 draft, when he will eligible, the amount of money is will be losing is greatly. By next year about $40 million of the $60 million offered will disappear. NFL quarterbacks are some of the highest paid players in the league and even though next year he probably will not go low in the draft, the chances of him getting injured during his senior year are higher.
2) In the past, many players have done really well their junior year and are eligible for the draft and large sums of money. Many turn these offers down to return for one more year to finish up schooling at Stanford. The team last year did not do as well as expected and him taking the NFL deal would be best for him. This would not only give him a better chance to do better in the NFL, but will help him make more money in the future. Now with the NFL putting in a rookie salary cap, he will not make anywhere near what he could be making had he chose the NFL over Senior Year. Luck could come his way and Stanford might be able to win a national championship, but those chances are far from happening with the team only able to make it to the Orange Bowl.
3) Choices like this have very big impact on players that many fans do not see. Now not only are the expectations for him to be dominate high, but the performance of the team and the pressure the next year senior quarterback will face may get to him. Last year, Sam Bradford played his senior year after getting offered to play in the NFL in 2010. At the beginning of the season he injured his shoulder and his team got knocked out of the chance to win the national championship. He was lucky to be able to recover and ended up being the number one pick for the St.Louis Rams in the 2010 draft. Hopefully Luck is lucky and does very well his senior year.
1) Do you think that Luck turning down the chance to play in the NFL will hurt him for next year?
2) How do you think Luck is going to respond to the pressure from the fan's expectations for him?
http://usc.ocregister.com/2011/01/06/stanford-qb-andrew-luck-will-return-for-junior-season/58350/
The article is about how Luck feels getting his degree is more important than the big bucks. He is finishing up studying architectural design and is hoping that after the NFL he can use his degree to find a good job. Many players don't think about that when given the choice and immediately think about the huge amount of money that is being offered. Since I have never been in a position where I had to decide between getting $60 million a year to play a sport I love or finish getting my degree. Luck made his decision and now all people can do is wait and see what happens at the start of the college football season.
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