Could you imagine being eighteen years old having the football in your hands running into the best linebacker in the national football league ray Lewis preparing to knock the snot out of you. Know that will be able to occur know with a ruling by a U.S. district judge in Manhattan ruled that the eligibility rule violates antitrust laws (drew sharp). Now may open the doors for prep stars to jump from high school to the pros like basketball. With little education if they never make it. So teenagers should not be allowed to be eligible for pro football.
             Clarett challenging rule of eligibility
             Well most executives in the national football league knew the day would come when a freshman or sophomore in college would challenge the rule for them to enter the draft. On the day of September 22, 2003 Maurice clarett filed a lawsuit against the NFL draft rule. In doing that he has not made a lot of friends of the players in the NFL. Most the players say he is a marked man; everybody will be looking to injury him so they make his stay in the NFL be as horrible as it can be for the remainder of his possible entry into the NFL. Well as he won the case the NFL was quick to release a statement saying:
             "We believe today's ruling is inconsistent in numerous respects with well established labor and antitrust laws , and we will seek review of the ruling in the court of appeals .we fully expect our eligibility rule to be upheld when this case is concluded"(statement from the league).
             With them going to appeal the judges decision to allow early frosh or soph. college players.
             Prep players deciding on early entry
             A senior running back by the name of Adrian Peterson, an Oklahoma college recruit and Texas schoolboy sensation, was quoted in the Dallas morning news saying "he was faster than anybody on bill parcels roster and ready to take the Lebron leap" (Ian Connor). Now that's the opinion of the top high school r...