Freshman football players are my topic for this blog. Honestly I do not know much about football but today I came across an article on a freshman football player for the Florida Gators who has been dismissed from the team by his coach Urban Meyer. It is said that he was dismissed for a violation he did and his coach says there is no chance he will return to the team. I think incidents like this are crazy a lot of people believe football players get lots of special privileges. Others also believe it is not fair for them to attend schools like the University of Florida, University of Miami, and other universities in general just because they are good at football. What they fail to realize is that a lot is expected from them though, they have to attend tutoring and all their football practices. They also have to deal with all the fake fans who love them when they are winning and trash them when they lose. Of course I’m not saying people should feel sorry for them though, some football players are extremely cocky but not all of them. Some of them are humble and also smart so people should not dislike the fact that they got the opportunity to do something with their life and realize that most of these boys did come from different backgrounds so it is going to be hard to them to adjust to the way others want them to act. Recently two of my classmates were dismissed from Marshall University for doing something really stupid. What they did was not right at all but afterwards the local people were trashing them very badly, saying things such as “this is what happens when you give these gangsters an opportunity in their life.” Many other harsh comments were made also by the locals and people from back home too. It is disappointed to hear what they did but you cannot expect a person to change all of a sudden it takes time. These football coaches going out recruiting students need to realize what type of young man they are dealing with and these young man need to realize that it is vital to grow up also and cherish the opportunity they are getting.
you know what homie i feel you. but i think if you make a mistake you must pay for it. i dont know what that player did but i am sure that it must have been very severe. good post.
ReplyDeleteSome people do think that football players get special treatment. I thought so too until I realized all of the things that these athletes have on their plate. Tutoring is hard enough, plus hours and days of practicing, it all seem very tiring. I commend them on all of their responsibilities, but like you said, they should work on making smart decisions.
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