College athletes are being robbed under the disguise of being amateurs. ... "According to a recent study, just 22 schools profited from football during the 2009-2010 academic year" (Mendelson). ... Moreover, college athletes should not be paid is because it would put more of a financial burden on colleges and universities Most college programs do not make any money off of sports. If you start to pay the big sports, such as football players, then you would have to pay every single athlete; which could result in cutting the non-revenue sports such as lacrosse, swimming, and tennis. ......

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