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Originally Posted by kysirsoze

Law students don't typically deal with the very real possibility of suffering a career ending injury the first time they step into the court room. Plus, college football players don't just work hard. They are used to make boatloads of money for the colleges and coaches. Not a good comparison.

And Tom Brady doesn't have those same fears, if not a lot moreso? Or what about doctors--after going through 7 or 8 years of school loaded with debt, guess what they have to do? Work 80-100 hours on pretty much minimum wage during their residencies.

In almost every profession on earth, you have to earn your respect. Of course rookies deserve to get paid. But how can you possibly make an argument that Jamarcus Russell or Matt Stafford deserved to be paid more than Philip Rivers or Tom Brady? It is exactly the same as paying a newly minted law school graduate more to practice law than the experienced partner who has won a bunch of cases and made millions of dollars for the firm.

Teams need to have some bargaining power. Instead, they're FORCED to pay based on the slot they're drafted in.