Players have the right to sit out?

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I'm not saying that any of our "draft prospects" are or will do this, but I'm wondering if players can sit out longer than they expected so they wouldn't get hurt again.

Can a coach make a player play even if the doctors cleared him, but the player feels like he can't?

Honestly, if I was a player, I wouldn't want to risk another injury either... especially with my draft stock on the line.
 
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Dougie_D said:
I'm not saying that any of our "draft prospects" are or will do this, but I'm wondering if players can sit out longer than they expected so they wouldn't get hurt again.

Can a coach make a player play even if the doctors cleared him, but the player feels like he can't?

Honestly, if I was a player, I wouldn't want to risk another injury either... especially with my draft stock on the line.
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Happens. Probably selfishly smart on their part. Reference: Jadaveon Clowney.

Spurrier: Jadeveon Clowney was advised to sit out 2013 season - NFL.com
 
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The universities make money all day long from these football players. Players need to do what is best for them and their livelihood.
 
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jkleno said:
The universities make money all day long from these football players. Players need to do what is best for them and their livelihood.
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Good. Then let the players pay for the college year they sit out. Including the many ammenties they recieve that ordinary students are not entitled to.
 
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Simple... They don't want to play, they are no longer on the team..
 
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Players want to play. A sandbagger in college will ultimately end up being a sandbagger in the NFL in one way or another. If I'm an NFL scout, that would be a serious red flag to me.
 
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Dougie_D said:
I'm not saying that any of our "draft prospects" are or will do this, but I'm wondering if players can sit out longer than they expected so they wouldn't get hurt again.

Can a coach make a player play even if the doctors cleared him, but the player feels like he can't?

Honestly, if I was a player, I wouldn't want to risk another injury either... especially with my draft stock on the line.
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Pretty sure Marquis North used this approach last year
 
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Dougie_D said:
I'm not saying that any of our "draft prospects" are or will do this, but I'm wondering if players can sit out longer than they expected so they wouldn't get hurt again.

Can a coach make a player play even if the doctors cleared him, but the player feels like he can't?

Honestly, if I was a player, I wouldn't want to risk another injury either... especially with my draft stock on the line.
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imo guys like Fournette, Chubb, Mccaffery still need to prove they are worth a 1st round pick
 
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ptcarter said:
Happens. Probably selfishly smart on their part. Reference: Jadaveon Clowney.

Spurrier: Jadeveon Clowney was advised to sit out 2013 season - NFL.com
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If you are a projected top 10 pick then it won't hurt your draft stock that much. For everyone else NFL teams will take notice of you thinking more about money than your team. Have fun trying to get into the league when teams think you're injury prone. Oh and you know how it's a big deal for Butch to have a good relationship with high school coaches to help with recruiting? Yea it's the same way with NFL teams having good relationships with college coaches and assistants. If a player sandbags his junior year some assistant or coach will tell their contacts in the NFL.
 
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If your skills and abilities cause making a great play or being seriously injured to be even odds you are probably not making it to the next level.
 
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volfannbama said:
Why would you want to put a player on the field that doesnt want to be there?
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THIS all day. They are not slaves, any player that does not want to play and gets pushed out there is not going to be productive. It's suicide from the player and coach's perspective IMO.
 
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Sit out type players rarely work out. Being hurt is one thing, just sitting out is a other. It usually indicates a players work ethic isn't all the great, even spurrier pretty much said Clowney as a average worker in practice and the weight room. Heck his whole junior year by the game hit second quarter he was gassed and hands on his hips. Don't care for that type of player.
 
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