Congrats you get to come back to school and get beat by The Ohio State University again. You will go 1-3 in your career.

On a serious note, dumb move. He was a high first round pick as is and his stock is not going to go up any higher. Cyrus Kouandjio will be the top tackle next year if he comes out. I think if you are a first round pick you go, get your money and they pay for your final year of school and degree. If you get hurt and the millions of dollars disappear, the chance of you ever earning anywhere near what he was to be paid in the NFL is almost 0.

And with the rookie wage scale, there is no way that the extra money he will get next year by being drafted higher will equal the total amount of money he won’t make this year. AND, there is no guarantee that he moves up by playing another year. Ask Matt Leinart about that.

If you were in college, and you knew that the degree you were going to get would have no bearing on what you planned on doing for a living when you got out, would it be smart to turn down a multi-million dollar job offer after your junior year because you think college is fun?

And yes, he will get an insurance policy. Which means that he really won’t be playing for free- he will actually be paying to play a sport that someone is willing to give him millions of dollars to play now. And the insurance payout will likely be in the 1-2 million dollar range, a fraction of he would make in the NFL.

The kid is free to do what he wants. But lets not act like it’s necessarily the smart decision to stay.

Maybe we can find a trade partner and draft Chance out of Alabama.