High Schoolers to enter draft

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Originally Posted by Defensewins

We do live America, right? You plan to deny a sector of our ADULT population the ability to work in the NFL because they are not old enough and might get hurt, but at the same time they are old enough to go to war and get killed? College students everywhere have the ability to drop out of college or decide not to go at all, in order to try out and become a member of the work force. They also have the ability to later come back to college if they want. Why can't a college football player do the same?

The difference is that while any college student can drop out of college to seek work, they cannot go to court and sue to get into a position the employer feels they are not qualified for. It is, after all, the employers decision whether or not they hire the applicant. In all cases, employers have certain rules applicants must follow in order to qualify for entry. Clarett sought a court order to demand the NFL abandon its eligibility rules. If that's the precedent we're trying to establish, why don't we all seek a court order to force our local newspapers to offer us a position as a commentary writer on the Sports page for the Redskins?