Author’s Note: This is a research paper about the money that some college players receive. Not every player receives money, but the ones who do get serious punishments. This piece states reasons why and why we shouldn’t pay college athletes.
Robert Traylor, Reggie Bush, and Cam Newton: three players that are suspected of receiving money or other items for playing in college sports (Dayton). Unfortunately some of them have received various awards and have been stripped of them due to this. For example, in 2005, a football player named Reggie Bush was awarded with the Heisman Trophy, but due to receiving money from college boosters, Reggie was later stripped of his Heisman award and other murals displayed in his honor were taken away. Mostly everyone involved in college sports is aware of the serious issue of college players receiving illegal money.
Some reasons that people think that players in cllege should be paid are that the collegeo players cannot be in any video games, T.V. shows, or commercials because it ruins their minor league reputation. Another reason is that the players are the ones that attract the fans and earn the money for the university, so they should get at least a part of that money. Finally, some think that players that come from poor families might get injured in school or get in trouble and be suspended, or won’t make it into the professional leagues and thus, won’t receive money for what they have done in the past (Brill).
Although there are a lot of people that support players receiving money, there are also many people that disagree. A few reasons people don’t want to pay athletes are that they already got a scholarship ,which pays for all school needs, and they don’t deserve any other awards (Salvadore). Also, some people think that they should prevent paying athletes because players getting paid in college is against the NCAA rules and that they don’t want to change them. Finally, people think that if receiving money in college was legal, many players might struggle with their college contracts and might end up having to stay in college more years than they wanted.
The few players that received money in the past were top notch athletes that now have money, with or without getting paid in college. All three players mentioned are now, or were millionaires and threw their past behind them. Paying athletes for playing college sports is a serious topic that mostly everybody involved in college sports is aware of.
Works Cited
Dayton, Kels. Should College Athletes be Paid. n.d. News Article. 6 May 2013.
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