Kenny Clark dislikes NFL's rule forcing him to leave Green Bay

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

Packers first-round pick Kenny Clark wants to keep working with his team after this weekend's rookie minicamp ends. The NFL won't let him. Because UCLA's academic year goes until June, Clark can't do offseason workouts in Green Bay, as his teammates can. League rules prohibit rookies from joining their teams for anything other than a...

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Michael David Smith wrote:

As with UCLA players before him I think they should be allowed to drop out of college.

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member

8 years ago

The rule is to encourage students to finish college so they have a degree to "fall" back onto. That I agree with, however, if the student has graduated, the rule should be amended to not pertain to them.

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

I am aware of why the rule is in place. You can't force someone to get a degree. You can only recommend that they do.

They will only do so if they want to. For example Cobb is graduating now.

If the NFL really wanted to make sure they earn a degree then everyone would need to have a degree before playing in the league.

beast
Select Member

8 years ago

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

I don't believe the rule applies to players that have already graduated college. I think the article made a mistake, when it said the rule does apply to those that have graduated. I think Datone Jones and Johnathan Franklin were able to ignore the rule because they had already graduated.

nerdmann
Premier Member

8 years ago

Dude's not trying to scam the system. He's acting in good faith.

His agent should make a call to De Smith and Goodell's office.

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DarkaneRules
Veteran Member

8 years ago

He'll catch up. We've got 5 pre-season games.

Circular Arguments: They are a heck of an annoyance

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

8 years ago

Originally Posted by: beast

You might be right because Blake Martinez is exempt from the rule due to having basically crammed four years worth of credits into three and a half years. I've reached out to numerous sources in the NFL to provide the rule source and when that's done I'll post it. Well, IF it is done, there's no promises these guys will grant my request, lol.

Edit, Rob Demovsky replied, but couldn't find it either.

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