<p>“Ok, got it. Do they really need college degree for it? Is it possible to assume that many athletes find jobs and drop college?”</p>
<p>In many cases, not just college degrees, but masters degrees (all the people we hired were required to have masters degrees.)</p>
<p>These weren’t jobs “suggested for football players”. These were jobs were, compared to non-athletes, football player would have a significant edge.</p>
<p>And, as for degrees, note the data that indicate that, even without degrees, people with “some college” do much, much better than people without any - and without football scholarships, that’s where a lot of low-income football players would be.</p>
<p>It’s upper income folks who really don’t need college degrees. Do you really need a college degree to sell bonds over the phone, or work in dad’s bank?</p>