Viewpoint: DeMaurice Smith on why it's time to stop the 'student-athlete' madness
33 DeMaurice Smith is the executive director of the National Football League Players Association. If you are a high school or college football player watching the NFL Draft with dreams of being selected by an NFL team in the future, take the time to learn the story of a man named Ray Dennison, as it will reset everything you think you know about how players fit into college sports. Ray Dennison was a U.S. Army veteran, husband and father of three who came back to join the Fort Lewis A&M football team at the encouragement of the head coach. Denniso...
Source: theathletic.com