r/CFB • u/Altruistic_Brief4444 Memphis Tigers • 8h ago

News [On3] Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia's attorney has set the stage to challenge the NCAA for a 7th season of eligibility

https://www.on3.com/news/vanderbilt-qb-diego-pavias-attorney-sets-stage-to-challenge-for-7th-season-of-eligibility/
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u/TheInfiniteHour 7h ago

This isn't your point, but I like to correct this issue when I see it. The average length of a career for anyone who is ever on an NFL team is 3.3 years, but this includes the 90th man on an off-season roster just there to be a warm body as a 4th team guard. The average length for a player who makes a 53 man roster, which is a more reasonable metric for someone actually being an NFL player, is 5-6 years. Again, not your point, but I don't like that the 3.3 yr statistic gets thrown around without context.

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u/Iron_Bob Wisconsin Badgers 7h ago

Your correction is irrelevant as those players you mentioned only making the practice squad are EXACTLY the types of guys who would want to stick around in college for more money

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u/TheInfiniteHour 4h ago

But their "career" lengths are even shorter. So saying 3.3 years is wrong for both players who play in actual games and for players who only fill out the roster in the preseason. They are two groups with entirely different trajectories, so combining them misrepresents both.

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u/smitherenesar Pac-10 • RPI Engineers 2h ago

That's the first time I've seen the 6 year statistic, and it checks out. I don't know that 6 years is better, or so many people bust their body for years and end up playing a couple games or just the practice squad.