Why do you think that high school kids can not go directly into the NFL?

Answer 1

The main reason - because the NCAA makes more money than the US government every year by exploiting these kids in college football!

You also have to look at it from a maturity standpoint.
1. High school players still have a lot of physical development to go through before they can even play at a college level. Their bodies have not matured enough to have the physical prowess that the NFL demands of its players.

2. Mentally, 99.9999% of high schoolers don't have the maturity to handle the fame and fortune of being an NFL player. Look at how much trouble the players out of college get into because they don't know how to handle themselves and they're four or five years older than someone out of highschool. And before everyone starts bringing up Lebron James... he is the exception to the norm, an absolute freak of nature and he has his family behind him managing his finances and keeping him in line. And physically, basketball is no where near as taxing as football. No disrespect, but its not even close.

3. The differences between the games are too great. High school football is no where near as physically, and mentally demanding as college ball let alone professional ball. It would take years and years for a high school student to develop into a player that can keep up with a professional team. The game is completely different at every level. Look at how many college football hotshots fail at the professional level because the NFL game is just too much for them. It's too fast, too complicated, and the physical standards are just too high. A high schooler would never make it.

The current system may be flawed, but it is still the best feasible system there is.

Answer 2

He would have to get his GED, then go to a community college that has a football program and be goo enough to get scouted by a big school. OR, he can go to community college, get good grades, transfer to a bigger school, then become a walk on (tryout for the team and make it that way rather than getting there through a scholarship as a lot of the players do), then if he does good enough he can get drafted, or enter NFL free agency. If he even wants to stand a chance though, he better start hitting the weights ASAP and running just about every day. Stay Cool

Answer 3

its not like the NBA. A highschool kid would get killed in the NFL. Physically one would not be ready nor mentaly! The NFL is a whole other game! You always here a rookie state how the game is 3X faster then what he is used to, and thats from a college prespective to a pro point of view! No kid in HS has the ability to play in the NFL. How often, outside maybe your own community do you even hear about a HS football player?

Answer 4

As you are seeing with all these other answers, I have to agree that physically they just is no way they could come into an NFL camp and face a 30 year old man who is playing for his salary, livelihood and roster spot. It would be like a pit bull on a poodle.
Think about it. When these kids come out of high school, there are thousands of colleges in the country to play football for, but, only a fraction of the kids will have the ability to play for these colleges. That's division I, II, III, or the NAIA system.
And of the small percentage that actually are good enough to play division I, only a small part of them will have the ability to go on to the NFL. Most will go to semi-pro teams, arena teams, or if they are lucky to NFL Europe, all playing for years and trying out for NFL teams each season only to be cut. If they got to play for one season in the NFL their dream will have come true.
The average length of a career in the NFL is only 3 years for a reason.

Answer 5

1. THeyre not physically capable yet, they would get demolished by a true pro, they have to much more time to develop and grow and tossing them in the fire to soon will stunt there growth and development and potentially get them killed.

2. there not mentaly ready, there is no HS player who thinks he can jump into the pros, the termanology the systems and the speed of the game is too much for them at there young age.

3. The NFL is the only sport that isnt capable of producing HS players into pros, there is a learning curve from a 4 year player in college to a pro (2-3 years) in order for them to acually start feeling comfortable with the speed and mental challenge of the game, it would take about 8 years for a hs player to learn the pro game.

4. NO team is willing to risk that much money on a HS player that would be destroyed on the field and not be able to compete at all for 8 years or so.

Answer 6

They are not physically mature enough. It takes years of training to be a good NFL football player. Star NFL players workout 7days per week for years to become Probowlers. An 18year old graduating from high school will not be that good in the NFL.

There is also the mental maturity issue too. 99% of high school football players are not mature enough to play profootball. With 3years of college, the rookies will at least be a little more prepared to "work" and deal with life's challenges.

Answer 7

Man I'v met an NFL player on two occasions and there is no way in hell a kid can match that intensity straight from highschool. Getting pounded by 300 lb monsters rather than 175- to barely 200lb linebackers is a big difference.

Answer 8

because the NFL doesnt want to get lawsuits over 18 to 19 year old kids getting killed on the field haha
seriously the high school kids couldnt handle it
Amobi Akoye is just talented enough and had already played in college to get ready

Answer 9

The amount of size, strength, and skill developed over 4 or 5 years of college are necessary to be able to even step onto an NFL field.

Answer 10

Because they are not big enough for the pros...They would get killed by NFL players...