Rolle wins Rhodes Scholorship

#26
#26
The average NFL career is only about 3-4 years. Unless I was in a position to pick up a fat signing bouns, I'd be on a plane to Oxford.
 
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therealUT said:
The average Rhodes Scholar does not bring in more annual income than the above average NFL player.
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but over a 30 year career, he'll bring in all kinds more cash as Rhodes Scholar neurosurgeon than his brief stint in the NFL.
 
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Midfielder10 said:
Rhodes scholars can make alot more than an above average NFL player.
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Sorry, but this just isn't right. Information doesn't seem to be handily available for the jobs chosen by Rhodes Scholars, but I would bet that a large portion go into careers in academia or government. That means they make, in comparison to an NFL player, didley squat.

volfanbill said:
but over a 30 year career, he'll bring in all kinds more cash as Rhodes Scholar neurosurgeon than his brief stint in the NFL.
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You discount two important facts:

1) in the NFL he would be making the bulk of his money in the next 8 years or so, where as a surgeon, he would start out in the hole and slowly grow his earning power. Money now is much, much better than money later.

2) Professional football players, particularly articulate players smart enough to win special scholarships, often have lucrative careers after football, in broadcasting, sales, or even government. His earning power from choosing football does not end with his football career.

In reality, the choice isn't between careers. Rolle can play NFL football, and Rolle can become a neurosurgeon. The choice is whether to accept the scholarship and let the Rhodes program pay part of the cost of his education. If he chooses the NFL, he can afford to pay it himself. If he chooses the NFL, he will finish his playing career with plenty of life in front of him to go get his medical degree. I doubt a Rhodes Scholar neurosurgeon makes any more than a neurosurgeon named Rhodes Scholar who turned it down to play in the NFL but then went back to med school on his own.

I don't know what I would do when faced with the choice, but there are some pretty strong arguments for playing in the NFL.
 
#33
#33
as a Rhodes scholar, i don't think he's going to start out in the hole as much you might think. Also, you're really stretching the life of an NFL-er by automatically giving him at least 8 years in the league. Averages say that doesn't happen often.
 
#35
#35
I hope that he sets an example by choosing school over the NFL, but I agree with the statement that he can do both. Its a feel good story either way. What an accomplishment.
 
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tvolsfan said:
Any chance he could go to Oxford later?
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Yes. He can certainly apply and, more than likely, gain acceptance into Oxford once he has completed his playing days. He would be able to pay the tuition with scraps left over from signing bonuses.

Also, over a thirty year career as an extremely articulate and intelligent NFL and ex-NFL player, Rolle will make 10 times the money that the average neurosurgeon pulls down.
 
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tvolsfan said:
Any chance he could go to Oxford later?
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I would say the chances are 100% of the winner of a Rhodes Scholarship being accepted to anywhere he wants to go whenever he applies, provided he is not convicted of a heinous crime such as serial murder or child molestation in the interim. Then the chances would fall to 80%.

chavisut said:
I would rather be a Rhodes Scholar
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I would rather be an NFL player. He has earned the "Rhodes Scholar" title. He is obviously a smart guy. He will have every door open to him in the future that actually attending school on the scholarship would afford him. The same cannot be said for his NFL career.

It probably doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things which path he chooses. He is obviously an achiever, and achievers have a way of achieving in whatever field they choose.
 
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timmy said:
Is he related to Samari Rolle?
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There was a hell of an article on ESPN or SI, I can't remember, a few years ago that talked about how almost all of the Rolle's could trace their family history to the Dominicans.

Really cool stuff.
 
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volfanbill said:
an average neurosurgeon is going to make 300-350k. Gotta think a Rhodes Scholar gets significantly more than that, but I don't know that he will make more than an NFL salary. However, he can be a neurosurgeon for 30 years. His NFL career will max out at 15 years and likely be closer to 7 or so.
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Is that right? Damn I thought it would be double that.
 
#42
#42
I'm glad to see a student athlete who's a student before an athlete, taking an Oxford education over being a first day draft pick in the NFL. He seems like a great guy.
 
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