The shameful era of the entitled athlete is here

The rise of the entitled athlete was bound to come to a shameful head sooner or later. With the NIL here to stay in college sports, killing off the notion of the student-athlete for good, it was only a matter of time.

Especially in college football, where players are raking in millions of dollars, and jumping from one school to another in the transfer portal, as if cruising through a mall.

We have fully entered the era of the “entitled athlete” who demands the sun rise and set, not on their actual achievements, but on their own expectations.

We’ve seen three recent cases of it play out in the last month or so. Two of them revolve around recent additions to the NFL who have yet to play a single down of professional football.

Shedeur Sanders

Sanders’ tumble from potential first overall pick to the fifth round is well-documented.

The reasons for that tumble are slowly trickling out. None of the information coming out is a good look for Sanders.

He apparently showed up to a meeting with the New York Giants, who were in the market for a franchise quarterback this year, not only unprepared but demanding considerations he hasn’t yet earned.

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