Bruschi being Bruschi, he said no question he should and will play college football. It’s about pride not the money, he shouldn’t be thinking about a payday and so forth.

Hasselbacke agreed but then veered off and said this is a poor business decision if you ask me. If he gets hurt, he’s missing out on a lot of money.

I share the same view as Hasseback. How can you blame Clowney if he decides to sit out? One bad hit, or low block and his career could be tarnished and he’d miss out on being a very rich man.

I get it, he’s a college player and his priority should be school and football. But, everyone else is making money off of his talent except for himself. I wouldn’t blame Clowney if he sits out, it’s his body and his decision.

If someone came to me and said, ‘Son, if you skip your senior year of College to come work for us at USA Today or ESPN, and we’ll pay you a six-figure salary,’ you know what I would say?

I’ll pack my bags and be on the next flight out of here. Lets not forget that as much as it’s great to hear how players love the game, it’s all about getting paid for what you do!

Seek an injunction that would make him eligible to be drafted, and let a team take a chance on drafting him. If he’s got to sit a year, he sits a year and works out, and the team can adjust the contract accordingly, while retaining his rights.

But I’m guessing if Clowney sues them, he’s going to win. Can’t keep a man from a job because of an arbitrary eligibility rule is set up to placate another business (the NCAA).

I’m no lawyer, but I believe they call that collusion.

hes guaranteed to go round 1, even with a torn ACL, achillies, etc.. he would be a late round 1 steal

it would be easy money, give me a call jadaveon ill give you 15 million if you don’t go round 1 next year for anything injury related

Dude should take the year off. He’ll be drafted in the first round, guaranteed. Teams will publicly bitch about him not playing, and then they’ll trade up to take him.

SC, agents, or a booster will help Clowney pay for his insurance, he got paid to go there, and he still gets paid. He’s also an idiot not to get his degree because anything could happen to his football future and needs a degree that SC is giving to him FREE so he has an education to fall back on. It’s not like free food, education, free housing, and pocket change along with the fame and opportunity to play football are him being treated like a slave. He’s treated like a king and you guys suggesting he isn’t are just blind to the SEC. Southeastern Cheaters Conference.

That;s disgusting. Why not be a man, play the game you love and be like everyone else. Life has no guarantees. I hope he has more integrity than that and I think he does. Darin Gantt is the one without integrity.

Football players get injured. It happens, and there isn’t a thing anyone can do about it other than not play. Clowney is too good not to come back from any injury he may suffer and still be a major force on any NFL defense.

So Mr. Clowney, quit worrying about the NFL, go back to USC and concentrate on helping your team win the SEC.

As for the premium, if he gets hurt they take the premium out of the $5mil, if he doesn’t get hurt they take the premium when he signs his NFL deal. It’s basically a loan. College stars do this ALL THE TIME and the insurance company very rarely has to pay anything at all.

I know he probably wants to play football, but if the NFL just has an age restriction, instead of risking it all with a chump-change safety net, just don’t play for a year. Any NFL team going to say “nah, we don’t want him because he hasn’t played for a season”? Doubt it. If I were his agent, I’d at least pitch the idea. It’s extreme but so is the circumstance.

I hate to say it, but it’s time to make your priority the 2104 draft. Pay for your own year of college, hire an NFL level personal trainer and get yourself the best agent you can.

This way….no money changes hands until the draft. If he’s drafted in the top 5, he will gladly part with $1M of $25M or so for the coverage he got while playing for S.C. If he tears up a knee and is drafted in the 4th rd. on a flyer, the ins. co. pays him $14M.

Each party shares the risk equally. If he makes it through unscathed, the ins. co. just pocketed a cool mil. Of course, these numbers are flexible depending upon the level of risk an ins. co. is willing to accept. If JC’s outlay is $5M for the policy, I’d still have to think it’s worth it.

This is quite possibly the most ridiculous thing I have ever read on this site. That had to have been a joke. You think the kid would look better by failing his classes? Wouldn’t teams then start calling him out for character issues. There are plenty of college players every year who continue to play even when they are NFL ready, so why is Clowney getting crucified for playing? He’s doing what EVERY college football player does. Sure, there’s a chance he gets injured, by I think it’s worth the risk considering he’s only a year away from being a multimillionaire. The best way for him to stay NFL ready and in football shape is to do what he does best: continue playing football. The decision has already been made, let’s stop criticizing him and start wishing him the best next season.