I agree that they should benefit from the revenue they create... But isn't that why they get a full ride to a college or university? That's worth as much as $50K per year, depending on the school. Not too shabby for someone with only a H.S. education....

The problem with paying players is that the money used to pay them won't come from existing revenues, but from new ones. Who pays the bill? Non-scholarship students, that's who. The cost of college is already WAY out of hand....

I get that they are only asking for benefits (so far), but I'd be willing to wager health care is not an issue for players who get injured. If the school doesn't pay the costs, the booster clubs most likely do. Seems to me the benefits bit would only serve to set the ball in motion toward salaried players in the not-so-distant future.

If they need to be paid, those interested in getting an education should pay for it out of their salary. I'd rather see them paid by scholarship, as they are today. At least under that model, some percentage of the 99.9% of college players that don't make the NFL have a chance to have a career and be productive members of society.