Junior Pro League instead of College?

[blackoutpony]

This was written by a buddy of mine, and while I don't agree with the notion of a Junior Pro League, he throws out some pretty compelling numbers that caught my attention. It's worth a read.

http://tommymorrismedia.com/2013/09/23/ ... ro-league/

For example -
•10,625 FBS (division 1-A) players with a scholarship.
•2656 players fighting for an NFL job if ¼ of college players leave every year.
•264 rookies made the final roster cut in 2013, or roughly 10% of all of the players leaving college.
•3 years = The median NFL career
•$555,000 = The median NFL salary
•$1,665,000 = Expected career income for NFL Player
•$166,500 = Expected football career income for high school graduate playing college football for four years and three in the NFL
•$109,782 = Expected minimum wage earnings for seven years
•$25mil = Average FBS conference school’s annual profit on football in 2012
•$35,000 = Average annual cost for college
•$294,118 = Approximate annual Profit per football player in 2012
•$140,000 = Average four year cost of college
•$1,176,470= Approximate four year career profit for school per player