By Scott Daniels, Esq., NFL Draft Bible
When will the NFL hopefuls learn? Clearly, they did not read my story a few months back informing them of the millions of dollars at stake when they become eligible for the NFL Draft.
Every team in the league in last year's draft used a two-prong test in deciding what players to select. Ability was first. If the player passed that part, the team then evaluated their "character." I've never heard so much talk about "character" in the draft until this year.
Stud players were literally dropping out of the first round because teams were afraid that their so called "bad character" issues would tarnish the team in some way.
Fast forward to this week. Roughly 23 Florida State Seminoles decided to cheat on an online exam. They were caught. Now they have been suspended from participating in the Gaylord Music City Bowl. The academic scandal is still under investigation and more players may be punished. That's the least of their problems.
For legal reasons, the names of the players were not released. Eventually, we will know who was nabbed in this scandal and as I said before, the players caught stand to lose millions on draft day.
A players' individual character has never been more prevalent today in the NFL. The league's image is struggling and college players today think only ability and skills are the sole factors in playing on Sundays.
They couldn't be more wrong. And if these players are lucky enough to play ball in the pros, they'll realize how wrong they were come payday.
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