Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was asked on a conference call with reporters whether college athletes should be paid. His comments were then analyzed coast to coast:
"I feel like they deserve to [be paid]. I've been asked this before, 'Well, what do you think about full scholarships?' Guys will say scholarships are good enough. No. No. Because you work for those full scholarships. You qualify academically, and if you don't. … I see the best athletes go to junior colleges because academically they weren't able to qualify. So guys work extremely hard to get to college, to be able to get that full scholarship at a university.
"And then, once you get to the university, you see guys … for example, Johnny Manziel and, actually, I could use myself, too. … I know personally, as far as jersey sales and ticket sales, I helped [Oklahoma] make a lot of money. Johnny Manziel helped make Texas A&M so much money. … You're talking about jersey sales that he doesn't see a dime of. And in the meantime, you got a guy who possibly could be struggling to live outside of college."
Mark Craig
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