Introduction As of recently, the topic of whether college athletes should get paid or not has been heavily discussed. On one hand, those in favor of paying the players argue, the money will help support them financially, as well as encourage them to keep playing. Then on the other hand, those who oppose paying college athletes state, they will be financially irresponsible and that they’re given enough through scholarship. Both parties produce strong arguments leading to a very heated, controversial topic. Many of the college athletes come from urban, low-class that have little to no support. Getting paid would allow college athletes to send money back home to help provide for their families (Lemmons, 2017). Shabazz Napier stated in 2014, “we do have hungry nights that we don’t have enough money to get food in. Sometimes money is needed.” Napier believes that it shouldn’t be stretched out to hundreds of thous...
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