Which players have the most jewelry?
- September 28, 2021
The NFL is the NFL, but its still a little bit of a mystery.
The NFL and the NFL Players Association released a joint statement Tuesday announcing a $10 million scholarship fund for high school football players to buy and wear necklace designs that honor their favorite teams.
“We are excited to partner with the NFLPA to expand this scholarship fund to high school coaches and coaches’ wives to further encourage the development of more female athletes and our communities,” NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith said in the statement.
“While this is a great idea, it does not address the many women, especially female coaches and female players, who have been impacted by the mistreatment of women and girls in sports.
These women and young girls are in the midst of a very difficult time, and we are committed to working with them to overcome these challenges.”
The NFLPA also said the money would be used for the “first priority of providing financial aid to those who have not received a scholarship, to provide assistance to former coaches and players who have lost their scholarships, to continue to help high school students and their families, and to continue support programs to help girls and young women transition into college.”
The scholarship fund, which includes more than $1 million in cash and other prizes, will go toward scholarships and other programs that are critical to the development and growth of female athletes.
For the NFL to be truly inclusive, the NFL needs to work with the league office to develop a new “Bros and Bays” scholarship fund.
The $10,000 scholarship fund will help help cover the costs of scholarships and scholarships-related services for the next three years, the statement said.
The statement noted that the NFL has been working with the NCAA and the NCAA Players Association on a new scholarship fund but has yet to make a decision on the new one.
NFL players are currently among the top earners in the NFL but are still far behind in the league in terms of salary, with the average salary for an NFL player being $11.5 million in 2015.
The league said in 2015 it plans to cut $30 million from the salary cap to free up space for players and teams to sign free agents.
The NCAA is expected to release a draft of its new rule on Saturday, which will include new language to prevent teams from using players to sign players who are not eligible to play for their schools.
The draft rule is expected at a meeting on March 13, the league said.
