The market is called the NFL today, the 3 year from high school rule is nfl's rule. There are no laws stopping a business from creating a minor league for kids out of high school, the free market is alive and well, it happens to say no to the thought of sinking millions in to thousands of kids out of high school. Only at bama does anything like 50% of 5 stars make the pros, and that is the creme da la creme, so a free education is immensely valuable to the vast majority of these kids. The money that would be paid to athletes where would it come from facilities that help develop nfl talent (ie future job), coaches, the support staff that keeps then on track (out of trouble and on track to non-nfl jobs), from non-football sports, medical, nutrition, etc, etc, etc. Just increase prices when attendance is an issue already?i do not understand how any of you can't take a step back from your argument and see that its insane to think that all accountants should make the same amount of money. or all computer programmers. all players are not equal. their market value is not equal. we are fine with it in literally every profession on planet earth but someone can run fast and its "ohhh no they cant make money until theyre 21. and even then they cant make as much as their really worth because the higher ups need to make money too!! we cant let the market regulate itself!!!"
OK so we pay the athletes lets start the bidding for Tua, then Q, then mack, etc till you have a roster, then where does the money come from?