KevinWestern
Hello
No offense but you're so far off on basically all of your statements that I can only assume you don't actually follow sports at all. Almost everything you've said is flat out wrong and can be debunked by just picking up the sports page of your local newspaper.
The NCAA specifically mandates minimal high school GPA, SAT, etc. scores for incoming athletes and none of them are especially low. Many of the top athletic programs in the country come from some of the best colleges that refuse to lower their standards for admissions. Throwing a football won't get you into Stanford any more than shooting a basketball will get you into Duke. More importantly, athletes are suspended, dismissed from their teams, or expelled from their schools altogether ALL THE TIME for not showing up to class or failing to maintain their grades. You don't get any more higher profile in college sports than starting quarterback for Notre Dame in the National Championship Game but Golson Everett is not playing this season because of his grades.
"Brains" is very important to teams which is why the NFL specifically gives an IQ test and arguably the single worst thing you can do to affect your draft position is tank that exam.
Thanks for the response and you bring up good points. Again, I'm not making the claim that NFL players are morons – totally not my intention.
But think of it this way (and correct me if you think I’m wrong); if you were to compare a group of people who worked their way up from scratch to make a salary equivalent to that of an NFL player in the business world, would you expect those folks to have a higher average IQ than that of an average NFL player who earns his money for “being really fast and good at tackling people”?
Sure, Notre Dame might suspend a QB for grades but I’m sure you’re well aware that Notre Dame puts a greater emphasis on academics (for their athletes) than most of the other Division 1 schools. Are you telling me that the best running back in the country wouldn’t make it into the NFL because “his IQ is low”? If he’s going to win games, an NFL team will pick him up (so long as he’s not a criminal, rude, etc).
Throwing a football might not get you into Stanford, but the point is if you’re good enough YOU WILL get into a Division 1 school and if you win games you will get into the NFL.