Five myths about the NFL - The Washington Post - 1 views
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that football represents a form of economic salvation.
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According to the NFL Players Association, only 215 of the 100,000 high school seniors who play football in a given year will make the pros.
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so long as he weighs 280 pounds, can run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds and doesn’t mind putting his body at risk of permanent injury for our entertainment.
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african american only play , only 215,000 seniors make the pros,football means economic salvation , he can run 40 yards in 4.5 sec , injury is entertainment
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-215 of 100,000 high seniors who play football will go pro -2009 78% players went bankrupt -NFL is essentially a lottery ticket -football deludes us into believing that every child can make it -injury is entertainment
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-Low chance of sucess (hit and miss) -78% of pros go banktrupt in first years