jcalverley
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.“I’ve gotten to the point if you can get $2 to $3 million a year (in the NFL) vs. $70,000 (in an office) — which would you take?†Williams said. “The smart person would think, ‘Which would I take? The job security in the office is better; it will last longer. That money will add up.’ On the field, it’s like one year and you could be out.â€
Williams had yet to make the one connection as to how college intertwines with the NFL and thus ease his worries about money and long-term stability. The better Williams plays in college and the more he impresses scouts, the higher he could be drafted. The higher he gets drafted, the larger his signing bonus — the only guaranteed money in the NFL — will be.
Williams seems to struggle with thinking of football as an everyday profession and grasping the business side of the league. He sees football as “fun.†It bothers him that NFL players refer to football as “work,†and Williams has trouble seeing how his view of football will mesh with the NFL.
“When I look at the NFL, I look at it like (professional) wrestling, but it’s real,†Williams said. “You see big-name guys like Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson. You see them on the weekends, the endzone celebrations and the big hits. They are very good. I coud never see myself like that.â€