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The Pros And Cons Of Jabrill Peppers
Would you believe that the Michigan football program makes around 23 million dollars per home game. Now picture this, Jabrill peppers, Michigan’s star defensive player, is in a game against their rival, The Ohio State University. The final play of the game, Jabrill Peppers get the call for man coverage, he is locked on his man and trails him all the way down the field to the end zone. He watches as the ball flies on a direct path towards the receiver's hands, so he leaps into the air and he feels his fingers wrap around the ball before it got to its intended target. As soon as the bottom of his cleats touched the turf, he was off, sprinting down the field towards the end zone, he finds a gap in the red and white uniforms approaching him and he was gone, shedding tackle after tackle, until he reaches open field, where he knows he has done it, and makes the touchdown being the person who won this game for The University of Michigan. …show more content…
But the reality of the situation is he doesn't get anything for winning this game for them, so he just goes back to his dorm after this and goes back to his dorm and reflects on the situation and thinks how much money he would have made if he was in the pros,but the reality of the situation is out of the 23 million dollars that the University makes, the players who win these games, don't get a dime of it.This is just one of the many examples of why college Athletes should get paid because they are the ones that are making all the money, they never have time for a job, and they are the ones putting in all the work to win those big money making

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