NFL or Rhodes Scholarship?
Myron Rolle had a win-win choice to make: try to enter the NFL right out of college, or accept a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Chances are he would've been drafted into the NFL pretty quickly; he's that good. But to put those chances on hold for a Rhodes Scholarship was an even better decision, in my opinion, because he could become a successful doctor right after he's hung up his helmet. How many NFL players can do that?
You know by now that the chances of going pro in any sport are extremely slim. Chances for a Rhodes Scholarship are even slimmer; only 32 Americans are offered the opportunity each year! But if you had Rolle's choice, which fewer than one in a million EVER get, what would it be: the NFL draft, or the scholarship in England?
Carl Azuz, Anchor
I think that I for one would rather go for the scholarship in England because you can never learn too much and it would be a much smarter choice for education. You will also be sucsessful in life, have a better job, andearnmore money. To me, it would be better than winning even a superbowl and coming home being stinky and sweaty! He would be crazy to turn down that chance.
I would take the Rhodes Scholarship. We need more doctors and who knows he might find a cure for a sickness. Schooling should come first in America because without it there is no furture for America
If I was him, I would go straight to the NFL, I would rather make a tackle than to pick at someone's brain.
NFL!
It would be wonderful to be on the football team, being the star that everybody loves. But I think that going to a great university like Oxford would be first to me. It's a great opportunity , a great honor.
I would go to the NFL because even after you were done playing football you could still go to college and to the clinics and stuff that he wanted to do.
i think he should try to do both.
I would Definetly go to the NFL now because if you go to the NFL you'll make millions and with that millions of dollars you can do what ever you want like donate to homeless kids and stuff. But education is really good too. But I think I'd go to NFL.
I would go to the NFL because you would get payed millions of dollars and it would just be fun to be in the NFL, and if you really think about it how many people gets a chance in the NFL?
That's a toughie. But I think I would have to choose the scolarship. It's very important to be educated and football is a very dangerous sport and you could get hurt, or even die.
I think that he should go to school because he might not get another chance to get a scholarship. But i think he will have a chance to go to the NFL. GOOD LUCK!!!! PEACE OUT
Wow, if I we're him I'd go for whatever I felt more comfortable with doing everyday of my life. I think that he should do whichever expresses himself more.
I think he should choose NFL, Not many people get the chance to play on NFL.
would choose going to college because there are tons of opportunities. You can choose tons of jobs and also if you choose like a doctor you can help people. So if i had the choice i would choose the college.
I would probably go to college because you can do much more with your life. Also the if you go to the NFL you could break your hip and be out of a career for a long time where you could still go to school if you have broken bones.
NFL duh, who goes to college
I agree with Myron Rolle. His education should be first priority because it will be beneficiary in his future.
I would choose the Rhodes Scholarship because there is almost no greater honor in education; the Rhodes Scholarship sets you up for a great, life-long career while the average NFL career is about 3 years!
If I had that choice I would choose to go for the scholarship. This is because, if I was that good a football player, I could become a football player at any time in which the scholarship is only once.
I would go to England. By going there you get to experience new places and a different perspective on life.
i would tackle the opportunity to go to the NFL then grab a place in the Bahamas to open up a clinic and cure the children.
I know it's hard, but I think that if those people work hard in school, they could possibly get a scholarship to a college and be recognized there. If the right people are watching a game, a lot of things can happen in a short amount of time. But if I were to ever get a chance to go to England...bye bye freezing toast, hellooo tea and biscuts!
I think it would be difficult to turn down an opportunity to play for the NFL. For any aspiring football players, playing in the NFL is seen as the ultimate goal. However, playing professional football is not a career you can have for many years. But as a doctor one can be a contributing member of society for as long as felt sufficient. I think in this case it is important to pick the academic world over the world of sports.
If I were in this situation, I would go to Oxford and study and pursue academics before I chased aspirations about playing professional ball. So I thinks this guy's decision seems to be a good one, but ten again it should be, hes brilliant.
I think Myron's decision was a good idea! I would have made the same decision. School always comes first. He is taking the time out to go to school and later on, continue his football career. He plans his life according to school and I think this is a good set plan for him in the future. What happens if he gets injured and he is not able to play? He always has the backup plan which is becoming a doctor. Helping people is always key to success, but either way it is a hard decision to come by.
In my opinion, Myron Rolle made the right choice by taking the risk of going to the Rhodes Scholarship meeting and praying that he gets back in time for the big game. Education is really important ,especially for athletes who have a chance of getting injured and not being able to play during the season so Myron, at least has something to fall back on. If i were in this situation, it's hard to say what i would do, i think i might have just done the same thing that Myron did because if both football and getting the scholarship were my passion i would want to achieve both.
My choice between the two options would be to take the scholarship in England. By going there you would probably have a longer career. In the NFL there is no telling how long you would be able to play. Too many variables go along with football. Including health issues.
If I had to decide between the two choices offered to Myron Rolle, I would choose the Rhodes Scholarship, because it is a great opportunity. So few people are offered this scholarship, and it would be a great honor to have it. After spending the time in Oxford, then I would go out for the NFL. It seems very likely that he would be drafted, and he would most likely play. By accepting the Rhodes Scholarship, I would have a great achievement to look back on, and that is an amazing privilege, and a great opportunity to expand my education.
If I had the choice of either the scholarship in England or the NFL draft, I personally would go for the scholarship. It would be an honor to accept such a prestigious award and the school would provide me with great opportunities for the future.
I would choose the Rhodes Scholarship because is a high honor to receive this great scholarship
i would chose the scholarship because its a good opportunity for him, and he probably wouldn't lose the NFL thing because a team would be crazy not to pick him. he's too good to pass up and when he was done with that he could become a doctor.
i would try to do both. i would delay going to the nfl and get the scholarship in England. it dosen't madder any way i would go to the nfl any way i can
I would take the scholarship personally... mainly because, like you said, once done with pro ball he would have something waiting for him... And that is a very prestigious scholarship... I would give my left arm for something like that. As it is I am constantly trying to get scholarships so that I can afford to pay for college in New Jersey when I graduate this year... So if it were me, I would go to college.
I would take the scholorship to england you could benefit so many people by furthing your education, especially if you want to become a doctor. The NFL doesnt save lives.
If i was Myron I think i would choose the NFL. Being in the NFL would be way cooler than going to Oxford and being a doctor.
Well, if given the choice, I'd have to go with the scholarship. Not only because I'm not so hot at sports, but since I'm really passionate about the academics, like he was, I'd want to pursue that instead of a career that could end at any time.
I think I would choose to finish the football game and show my fans and coaches committment, education to me is not very important and all I want is to graduater and turn 18. NFL is way bigger then some oxford thing!!
Personally, I would go to the NFL right off the bat. However, I can see why he is going to Oxford because it will give him more opportunity after his NFL career is over.
I would want to do NFL first but I understand that your chances of getting injured so he needs a backup so if I was in it for money strictly I would just do NFL but if I was really into my future I would go to college first than NFL I would go with the college though
If I were Myron I would have made the same choice. Going to oxford first and then going into the NFL will fulfill both of his dreams; and he can give back to the community by opening his clinic in the Bahamas.
If I had to choose between the NFL or the Rhodes scholarship, I would actually like to experience both of them because they are both a once in a life time opportunity. BUT, if I absolutely had to choose one, I would do the NFL because then I would have enough money to pay for myself to go to Oxford. I love them both. 🙂
I would choose the NFL draft. This is a good way to make a lot of money and do something that you will love to do for a career.
I think that him taking the Rhodes scholarship is a better idea because you always have room to get better at things and he could be asked again to the NFL and then he would be making good dough because of football and being a doctor. Yeah him. ☻
If I was a really good player and I felt I would be a first, second, or third round pick I would go to the NFL but if I felt that I would have a slim chance of making the NFL I would go to Oxford, get an education then go to the NFL if that doesn’t work then I would still have a education and could get a good job. For him he could be a doctor if The NFL doesn’t work out for him.
Defiantly the scholarship because school will take you far and the sport will always be there. Helping people is way more important than helping your self.Defiantly the scholarship because school will take you far and the sport will always be there. Helping people is way more important than helping your self.
I would go to Oxford since they are offering a scholarship so i wouldn't have to pay for it. He could do both butnot for long.
I would choose to go to Rhodes because it was his dream. If he would have gone to the NFL then there would have been a chance he wouldn’t have made it.
I would totally go to the NFL and when my career was over I would go back to oxford and become a doctor
The NFL is a great opportunity to make bank, but going to school to be a doctor for free is a greater thing, because he can then make a difference in the world by saving lives. Which is what he wanted to do. They are BOTH great opportunities. It would be a tough choice for me.
I don't really know what I would do...
It's a hard decision .... yeah.
I think that I would choose to go to school then when I graduate go to the NFL (but for me I am not that into football) 🙂
I would go to college at Rhode's, get my scholarship so I was ready to be a pre-med and then go back to college for football. Then if I was selected for NFL I would go. If I got cut from the NFL then I would just go and do work as a doctor.
I don't think that's a very hard decision to make at all! I think his decision to go to Oxford college and then possibly on to the NFL is a good plan. Since he's already done pre-med then he's set to become a doctor once his career with the NFL ends. His decision to put education first was a good one.
I really don't know i would probably kill myself i wouldn't be able to choose, either that or i would do enie, meine, miney mo.
I think it is great that he was such a good football player but I think that he made the right decision to choose school over athletics I hope he can still play in the NFL though and have his screaming fans cheer him on.
I would go to oxford and see if I like. I if I didn't like it I would go to the NFL
but if I do like I would stay there
I would definitely go to Oxford first, and then the NFL. Then if I broke my leg, I could get an exceptional job, because I would have an exceptional education.
I think I would go to Oxford because the Rhodes Scholarship is only offered to 32 people a year and it would be awesome to go to that college
I don't know first i would freak out, then i would cry, then i would freak out some more.Hahaha i don't really like sports. Love you Carl!!!!!!!
I would've gone to college. Then I would've gone to the NFL. If I got cut I would just apply for a doctor job. Also, unless you are insane at football your career would be pretty short. If you are playing football and you break your leg you wouldn't be able to play. If your a doctor you would just take a couple months off.
Congratulations Rollie, I am very proud of you and you accomplishment, way to go.
I would persue the scholorship because it is a great oppertunity that will open other doors in the future.
I probably would have chosen the scholarship over the NFL becuase it sounds like he still has the chance to be in the NFL after he graduates from Oxford.
I would honestly take the Oxford and go to England because that’s my dream college to attend, and if I could get a scholarship to one of the hardest colleges to get into would be amazing.
I dont really know which choice that I would make, I think that it all depends on what he enjoys more, football or furthering his education.
If i was him i would go to the NFL because they make alot of money for something they love to do. im sure the money is good when you graduate but i would rather play football
I would do the same...taking the scholarship, than pursue my career in the NFL. Yeah if you started the NFL first you could make bank but you would better yourself if you went to Oxford.
if i had the chance to go to the NFL or go to Oxford i would do both NFL first cause that is a rare chance i would do that first then after the NFL go to Oxford
If i were in his position i think i would have gone for the money before the schooling. The NFL can take you a long way, and you can retire after you complete one contract.
I think he chose the right path helping people is far more rewarding.
I would go for the scholarship because not many people get the chance to do that. The NFL will always be there, but this scholarship is a once in a lifetime opportunity. He can go for the draft after college is completed.
I'd go to college using the Rhodes scholarship Its much more rare, valuable, and If I went Id probably become a doctor too. I like the feeling of helping people and if I went into a pro sport I wouldnt be able to do that.
If i was him in this situation i would choose the Oxford scholorship because there are so many different possibilities with going to that college. Both of the choices for him are amazing. But i think the Oxford scholorship is a better choice, especially for the time being that doctor's are needed and the economy is low. College costs so much now a days and going to one of the best colleges for free is unbearable.
If I was Rolle I would take the scholarship because it gives a chance to better his education so he has something more to fall back on if he doesn’t make the NFL and it is more impressive to say “I’m a Rhodes Scholar then I’m a NFL player.”
Personally I don’t like sports that much. So of course I’d pick the Rhodes scholarship. Even if I did like sports id choose the same order as Myron Rolle.
it would be good to go the school to become a doctor because when he is done with football he could become the doctor and if there are people that watched him and are big fans.. they can say there doctor is a ex pro football player...
I have more of a competive attudie. I would have been on the feild with my team playing as hard as i could before I would have gone for the scholarship.
I would honestly take the scholarship, definitely. I may not enjoy school, but being a Rhodes Scholar is way too rare an experience to pass up. On top of that, I can't play football to save my life, nor would I be allowed to at my school: I'm not a boy.
I think Myron Rolle made a great decision about going to Oxford and then going to the NFL after he finishes college. I think a lot of people should follow in his footsteps because going to college and getting a degree will last forever but going to the NFL can only last a short amount of time.
I would choose the NFL all the way baby! That is an oppurtunity to never pass up and i honestly dont think that he will be as good as he is now in a few years or maybe the option wont ever come up again so i think he should have chosen the NFL and then retire and go to oxford. That wouldve been my decision all the way.
If I was in Myron’s shoes a would go to oxford and then come back later. Even if the nfl is not there when I got back I could just go right to med school.
If I was Rolle I would take the scholarship because it is a long term advantage. It would benefit him for the future more than the NFL. You can only go so far with football, but being a doctor, you will have advantages for life.
If I had the opportunity to go to major University in England then I would go. Even if I had the NFL waiting for me to graduate, they should understand that education is more important and that they can wait.
I think I would do the same as him, study first so you can get all the books out of the way then to focus on what you really want to do.
I think that Myron Rolle made the right decision because the Rhodes Scholarship is a once in a life time thing. If i had the chance for something like that i would have picked the scholarship too. Just so I could have a backup plan after I retire out of the NFL.
U Should have chosen the NFL cause they want be interested in u like they are now.
If I had the chose like Mr.Rolle had I personilly would not take the Rhode schoular -ship to England. I would stay in the United States Of America the land where I was born.MY goal is to become a poilce officer and fight crime and then retire.Even though my chose would be different I congradulate Mr. Rolle on his Rhode Scholar-ship.
A vote classwiude think that he should've taken the NFL position first.
If I was in the same situation, the dream of going to Oxford or NFL, I would choose Oxford because, in the long run it's going to pay off better for, not only myself but I would have a chance to make a bigger difference in peoples lives rather than if I chose the NFL.
I think I would take the Scholarship because the NFL will always be there and if a team really wants you then you always have a choice to go and play.
I would take the Rhodes Scholarship like Myron Rolle. Just like Carl Azuz said, the chances of going pro are slim, but less than one in a million college students get the chance to accept a Rhodes Scholarship. I am actually surprised that Myron was so definite about his decision. Watching the video, he makes it sound like he had his mind made up all along. But his family was behind his decision to accept the Scholarship and that probably helped influence his decision; you could tell they wanted him to get the education at Oxford. Good look to Myron Rolle.
I would want to be a nfl football star so I could play with the bevers
I would definitely choose the Rhodes Scholarship so that I would have the chance for a great education. The Scholarship also opens the possibility to go to England, to see something more from the world, make new friends and have new experiences. With a graduation in Oxford I would have possibilities for my entire life but entering the NFL gives you just an opportunity for a few years.
This is a really hard decision to make so I give props to Myron because he could've gone for the easy money instead of getting his education. But if it was MY decision, I think I would have chosen the NFL. I mean come on, that is a once in a lifetime type of thing! NFL all the way baby!!
I would go to the NFL because I have always wanted to be a professional athlete.
In my family school comes first so if it was up to them i would have to hold off on the NFL they always say you need to have a back up plan which is so true but collage isn't for everyone and some people cant handle collage when the first get out of high school but if it was up to me i would go to the NFL and use the money i have to go to collage get a degree and be able to open a hospital...
I think he chose the better option by choosing the Rhodes Scholarship because Oxford is such prestigious school and getting in with a scholarship is an amazing feat. Also, this way he might be able to do both the NFL and Oxford. If he chose to go into the NFL now instead of later, he wouldn’t be able to go to Oxford at all.
His choice to go to Oxford was a far better decision for him. He has long term goals to become a doctor and open a clinic. The NFL is a dream for any sports player and an opportunity to make unbelievable amounts of money, which could be used to help people. NFL careers only last at most 20 years while a position as a doctor is a lifetime career.
I would take the road scholarship because the NFL is waiting for him to finish collage. If he went to the NFL he could injure himself and then he might not be able to become a doctor.
I would choose to go to Rhodes because you can have a scholorship and steal live out your dream. Plus if he was in the NFL something could go wrong and he could get kicked out with out a collage degree so he couldnt get a very good job
I think Myron Rolle made a great choice. Football skills fade overtime, but when you are smart it doesn't. It is very hard to find a not only a smart and great athlete, but a caring one.
I would probably do what he did and take the Rhodes scholarship then go to the NFL. If the NFL will wait for you, you must be a pretty good football players, but Oxford will probably not wait for you if you go to the NFL first.
If i was chosen to get a Rhodes Scholarship I would take that first and then the NFL because they are willing to wait. So I think he did the most responsible thing.
I think that he is making a smart choice about taking the scholarship. The NFL said that they would wait, and he only has one chance at the scholarship.
I would definitely take the scholarship opportunity because then if I had a career-ending injury in my first year or so in the NFL, I would still be able to become a doctor, or anything else I wanted to be. Also, the NFL said they would wait, didn't they?
If I were him I would definitely take the scholarship because if he went to the NFL eh could get a career ending injuring. Then he could not get the scholarship.
I think he should go to Oxford first. so if he injures himself in the NFL he can be a doctor.
If the same thing happen to me i think that I would go to Oxford to study for being a doctor. then I would go to the NFL. I think that he is very smart for doing what he did.
I thought he made a smart choice. if i was him i would go to school and then pro. i hope his plans work out with going to oxford then playing in pro and last become a doctor
I would definantly take the Rhode Scholarship first. I think Myron Rolle made a really good choice. No wonder he's going to Oxford!
I think the guy was very intelligent with deciding to go take the Rhode Scholarship and then going to the NFL. If he had turned the scholarship then he must not have been thinking, he wouldn't have been able to get it back. Then if things don't work out then he get to join the NFL which is really AWESOME.
I would go to collage for a year then play football.
i would go to oxford because it is really a once in a lifetime chance and they will let him in the nfl after oxford
I think that he should choose which place to go to because either way he will be remembered by his fellow team mates and
I would go to Oxford because then you would be able to get a really good job. I sports you can only play until you are so old, and if you get a really good job that you like, then you can do you job.
I think I would go to collage because then I would have all of that stuff in my brain that I just learned.But if you think that you would be able to keep all of your smarts in your brain for a few years then go for the NFL.
i wood be in the NFL because you wood make a lot of money and be famous
well I would do the nfl in steed of the scollership.
i think i'd play football because you can usually go to collage however old you are but you can't really play football after your about 40.
Going to the NFL is like one in a lifetime chance. I would play in the NFL because you wouldn't stay in shape if you went to Oxford. I WOULD PLAY THE GAME OF A LIFETIME!!!!!!!!!!
I think I would choose to do the NFL because it's a 1 in a life time chance and you will always have the brains but you wouldn't always be in such good shape. But still I think it's a really hard choice.
i would go to the NFL u would get more money than college and u would would be more popullar hahahah lol hehe lol
Go to college and after go play football, you have to have something to fall back on when your done with the NFL
I think that he is making one of the best possible decisions he could, because only 32 citizens of the US get this scholarship each year. Its also a very prestige school...
And I am pretty sure that he will still get a draft to the NFL.
GO MYRON !!!!!!
I would pick the scholarship over the NFL because i believe that education is more important than the NFL and what if you pick the NFL over the scholarship and you get hurt in your first year you have given up a wonderful opportunity only to get hurt and you cant take it back
If I were in his shoes I would have choose the Rhodes scholarship to. That is a great opportunity to experience, going to school all the way in England. Only 32 americans can go. So if that were me that would be a honor. NFL cannot pay me enough to get a good education.
If I was Myron I would definately go to oxford for the Rhodes Scholarship because grades and a career is always more important than athletics or exrta-curricular activities. I play football, and it is a very important to me but if I ever got the opportunity to travel to Oxford I would take it! Go for it Myron!!!!
I would go to Oxford to get my docters degree then i would go on to the NFL.
I would go to the NFL.You get payed more and it's a lot more fun.
i would rather go to the NFL then to be a doctor.
I agree with Achmed.I think it would be a lot more fun.I also would want more money because the economy is really bad right now.
I would probaly go to the colledge because youd be able to get a better job afteer wards.
For me I would take the Rhodes Scholarship since it is such an honer to be one of the few people chosen for the scholarship and it is also an opportunity of a life time to go to Oxford college in England not many people can afford to go there. So if I had the opportunity to go to England for Schooling or th NFL it would not be a difficult decision for me. I would definitely go to England since Football will always be there but the time and opportunity to go to college in a foreign country may only come once in a time time if it ever comes at all.
Oxford because I suck at football
I would stay in the United States because I will have a job someday. I will be busy at home. Good luck in Oxford Myron.
I think I would make the same decision as Myron. He seems like a good kid to me.
i would choose the scholarship becuase its a slim chance and its a amazing colage and NFL will wait if hes that good
I'd take the NFL because this could be my big break and would be an expierience. Also, I would be able to go to the 2nd semester in Rhodes which is not as exciting as playing football!!!!
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I would definitely take the Scholarship because it is a huge honor and not very many people get it.
wow if you set your mind to it you can do it i think he is in it good because he wants to help alot of people and i belive him
I would go for the NFL because if you wait to do the NFL, you would get too old. But if you went to Oxford, it looks good on your resume, so you have a better selection of higher paying or "better" jobs.
Honestly Carl even though I like football I would take the scholarship because I would love to get a good job. I want to support my family and then Iwill have great things for my family.
I think it would be an honor to go to Oxford University but I wuld love to play in the NFL because I love dancing in the end zone when I score a touchdown.
the nfl is kool sometimes like wat oj did thats not aswome thats a sham
I think he should take the scholarship. It is very important to get a good education,before thinking about getting drafted. He needs to make a good choice.
I personally think it's a win-win situation. Become famous among basketball fans everywhere, or get a scholarship to England. Either way, you get a lot of money evenatully.
I think he should take the scholarship. Its a very important thing to get a scholarship,so you dont have to pay as much money to get in.
P.S. Carl love the Puns! 🙂
OMG!!!!!!!!! FOOTBALL!!! Why didn't he just got straight to FOOTBALL! Ok so its the "right" thing to do BUT, what if her gets hurt in some freakish accident or something while he is in collage and then he can't play FOOTBALL and he'll never know if he would of made it or what it's like to play in the NFL! Really just think about that!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would take the scholarship because I would rather have a great education than be a big star. I mean, who wouldn't?
I agree with Amelia, who wouldn't want a scholarship than be a big star!
Does anyone like soccer, I know I do it just isn't popular anymore is what I just don't understand?
I think he should choose scholarship, then go back to football . Thats what I would do.
I would go to oxford because if you go to oxford you'd have a better chance of achieving your goals in life.
by the way, Hey Carl wassssup!!!!
Like it isn't talkedABOUT IN MY SCHOOL. We all used to tak about it in BVE ,but not anymore.
Scholarship!! Better to be smart than athletic, I think. But i dont like sports anyways.
i am so happy that you put maryland u on the big scrin i am just so happy i love maryland
GO MARYLAND
This is soooo REDANCULIOUS!!! of course I would pick oxford because to fill a substachial backround you need to go to a college that supports you and can lead you to achieving your goals. If I was in his shoes I would definitaly go to oxford. PLEASE PUT THIS ON CNN STUDENT NEWWWS.0:
NFL all the way. It's every kids dream to play in the NFL. Before this I didn't know what a Rhodes Scholar was before this. And who wouldn't want to play in the NFL?
I would need time to think. I LOVE football( yes, I am a GIRL) but I want a good education. It would be hard to choose. My teacher brought up a good point that over time, a doctor WOULD make WAYYYY more money than the average football player.
If I were in Myron's position I would of taken my chances in the NFL Draft. There, you are guaranteed a lot of money for only a few years of work, and who doesn't like the sound of that in today's economy? But Myron obviously is a special person and if he is able to go the Oxford, get his degree, and then go and play in the NFL then thats pretty incredible.
I don't like football that much and I think that education is so much more important why would you not want to go to a really good collage? Some people don't even get excepted!
I would do exactlly what he is planning to do go to collage then play for the NFL sports may be fun but going to collage or not is an importaint decision.Heres my suggestion college first football second then med. school.
If I had the choice to draft into NFL or o with the scholarship in England, I defintley would choose the scholarship in England. Intelligence can't reallly just disapear ,but the first time one got seriously injured in NFL, they are down a lot of money. Eduacation is defintley way more reliable option.
if i were in his shoes i would take the football job because you dont know if it will be there for him again. Med school will always be there. His mom does not seem to have a money problem so she could pay for it after football. He has nothing to lose!
i would choose to go to school first because if you dont make it in the nfl, you would have something to fall back on; instead of being stuck in a money problem.
I think that Myron made the right decision. I mean, you don't get the chance to go to Oxford with the Rhodes scholarship. He can always go to the NFL after he goes to secondary school.
If I had to make this choice, I would take the Rhode scholarship to Oxford. Knowledge is Power. This is a great honor. Only 32 people get this. Take the chance you get.
I would defininatly take the Rhodes scholarship. Really, education should come before a career. I think he is making the right desicion. Besisdes, once he finishes he still can play for the NFL. You need education. Truly, he can make so much money from having an education than from playing in the NFL. There could be a chance he won't make it to the NFL, and this is a sure fire sort of thing.
I would have done the same thng Myron did. it would be such an honor to recieve a Rhodes Scholarshp. he has his whole future ahead of him there will always be time to join the NFL but if he goes to colledge he has the chance to make a real difference in somebodys life.(but that may be because im a girl)
p.s. please put this on CNN Student News
i would choose Oxford because i kind of want to be a doctor and i have a good chance because my mom took this weird test thing and i got a 38 out of 50 and that is not that bad
NFL!!! you get payed millions and you get to play a sweet sport
i would pick NFL for all the money and fame and you would get a lot of people it the stands cheering for you
i would make the same decision that he made because it is important to get an education because he wants to be a doctor so after he plays football he will have what he needs to become a doctor
i would choose the NFL because it would be more important to me and you may be able to get in to the place again but in NFL many teams may not want you anymore.
if i had the choice i would go to the nfl, then go to oxford because then i get a chance at both and i would be younger so i would be better at football.
I would rather go to school because you can have a job longer than you can play football and you have a better chance of getting hurt in football.
I don't know what I would choose... I think the choice he made because he can do both the things he has always wanted to do. That's lucky that he gets to do both and not have to choose one or the other. Choices can be hard.
I would go into the NFL because I already play football, and it would be a good opportunity to play the game. Plus, football is way more fun than school.
Go to Oxford. There's always another chance for the NFL. Take this chance. Only about 30-33 people can get this scholarship. This is a once in a life time chance.
I would choose the scaler ship because first I don't like football but if I was in his shoe's then I would still choose the scaler ship because it cast a lot of money to go to collage and he might just might get another deal to be able to be on the NFL football team.
I would definitely go to the NFL because like you get paid millions of dollars and like you wouldn't have to go to school anymore man, that would be sweet.
i would accept the scholarship because i think that i will be more successful and then after im done I will go to the NFL after im done in school.
I would take the NFL so you could make money, but i would always choose college and get a good education so that i could do something that i really like.
I think it is his choice if he should go. I mean he wants to be a doctor, that is his choice, no one elses. Who knows if he does join the NFL then he still has a chance to become a doctor but not a graduate from Oxford. If it were me i would choose to go to Oxford and graduate at a very well school.
I would choose the option that would make me more sucessful. Going to Rhodes would help to get a better career, but playing on the NFL is a great job.
I would get a rhodes scholarship because my dream is to become a doctor so really there is no chance for me to be in NFL
I LOVE football. i watch it every saturday and sunday with my dad. but i would go to the collage. Its hard to get into a good school like that. If he goes to collage then he has more choices then just playing football. Sure its hard to get into the NFL but its harder to get into collage.
I think that education comes before sports anyday and it is important to ge the best education you can get. Sure,sports are fun and all but,there is always gonna be some one better and then you cant get
what you need and want out of playing sports.
thank you
I would take the scholarship, because you could do anything that you want after you get done with college. if you join the NFL, you can only play football. You could do other things too, but most of your life will go to the NFL.
I would choose the rhodes scholarship because education is more important and if you want to be a doctor you most likely would be there than aNFL star. I say that because you could get hurt and that would end your career, but as a doctor you could retire or end when you wanted to.
I would take the scholarship for more than 1 reason but the main reason is because you can do so much more with your life in college than in football so that is way more important
i would like to be in the NFL as a quater back so i could ba half money
That would be cool to be a football player.
If I was in Myron I would of took The NFL because that might pay more and you might be able to have more f un in your life time.
I would have to pick the Rhodes Scholarship so then you can know about other stuff. Plus in the long run I think that it will be better for him to go to the Rhodes Scholarship.
I think that I would choose road scholarship. This is because it is a lot more important and I think I would make more money at it...
that is very rare to get and it is really cool
Well I'm not really a big fan of football, but I would defiantly go with football, because you stay physical fit, and well make loads of money, and not just that its Myron's decision nobody else's.
I would like the Rhodes Scholar ship because I would have a better chance at getting a good job than playing in the NFL football. You only have a 1 in 50 chance to get on a NFL team.
If I was one of only 36 people in america to get the offer I would definitely take it, I mean football can wait that's for sure but those kind of opportunities can't!!!!!
I definately think that he should have gone to the NFL. Although he plans to go to the NFL after school...I would not turn down an oppurtunity. After school, his athleticism may have slowly faded away. It is a dream to play in the NFL and even though being a Rhode Scolar is quite an accomplishment, I would choose the NFL.
I would go with the Rhodes Scholarship because getting a good education would give you more options as far as a career goes.
I think he should go for both. You could be a doctor when football season is over and when the football season is here then you can be in the NFL again.
Football is no comparison to the importance of school. If I was put in this situation, I would choose the scholarship. Even if you turn down the oppertunity you could get a nice education, a great job, and better living. They're both great oppertunities.
I'm sorry all you football fans out there but I prefer Soccer and Tenis as well as a good education. Oxford has been a dream of my owm actully and if I had to choose I would do the one thing that made me feel like I had a choice. In other words: Collage. I would get the best degree I could get and shoot high. Football in dangerous and I hate the fact that people don't seem to realize that. I just hope you understand. I remember things like Michel Vick I know I spelled that wrong but I would never want to hang around with a guy like that.
Myron made the right decision in my eyes because now he has something to fall back on if his football career ended abrubtly.
I would chose to take the Rhodes Scholarship and go to Oxford because education is more important than athletics and because this is a very prestigious award that you wouldn't want to give away. In the NFL there are chances of getting injured and your career being over.
If I were in Myron's shoes, I would probably go for the Rhodes Scholarship. Sure the NFL is fine and all, and maybe you do get to make millions of dollars right off the bat, but you could make so much more as an Oxford graduate. My major would probably be in the medical field as I stride to be a Neurosurgeon. That's expensive and I don't think that it's easily payed without that scholarship
I like football a lot expecially college football but I think that education is more important than football. I mean if he did take his chance in the NFL draft and didn't make it then he just lost a dream of his. So that's why I would go to Oxford than the NFL draft.
I would take the NFL. You get money a lot quicker and also get to be famous. If you go to the schorlorship you got to go to school more and I already don't like it. Their is nothing wrong with going to school for anthor four years or so but I rather have money.
I think that I would choose the Rhodes Scholarship. I think that I would choose it because you can never learn to much and after he gets his degree he can go play football so I think that It would works out pretty good. Because he gets to achieve his education dreams and then he gets to play in the NFL. So it all works out. 🙂
If I were in Myron's shoes than I would have to choose the NFL. I would choose the NFL because it is truly once and a life time thing that everyone that likes football would want to do. I think that it would be way more fun to me if I went to the NFL instead of a college in England because its probably easier to get into than the NFL.
Definatly the NFL. Why would I want to go to England to go to school rather than play football, who would do that? That really seems like a weird idea, I mean you would have to pay to go to college but you get payed to play football, and awesome sport! Really why would you do that? Well not to be rude anyway, but I just don't get it at all.
I think that i would for the scholarship in england because you can learn a lot. like i said you can't learn enough not only in school but about england. I would love to go to england. Besides if you got a scholarship then your doing good because you have to work hard to get a scholarship. i would love to get a scholarship.
I think that I would be really confused if I was in his spot. I would not like being in that position, because to me that is a hard decision to make. But if I had to choose one, it would depend how much I loved the sport or wanted the education, but I would choose going to Oxford because only a few people get to go there and I would be very proud of myself if I would make it into that college.
If I had that decision I would choose the scholarship. I would choose that because like they said there are only a few scholarships that they hand out. I would take the chance of becoming what I wanted instead of putting it of because who knows if I would want to become a doctor when I was finished with the NFL. So of I was Rolle then I would choose the scholarship.
I think that I would be really confused if I was in his spot. I would not like being in that position, because to me that is a hard decision to make. But if I had to choose one, it would depend how much I loved the sport or wanted the education, but I would choose going to Oxford because only a few people get to go there and I would be very proud of myself if I would make it into that college.
I think I would take the scholarship then Go back and take football later just in case I change my mind. I love football and I plan to tryout next year in 9 Th grade but if I had a choice of education or football I would take the education. I want to become a veterinarian when I get a job.
I would choose the Rhodes Scholarship because I believe and education can take you farther than a sports career.
all i am going to say is NFL
NFL all the way. I would rather get paid for being amazing at football than sit in a school all day, imaginging what the money would be like.
I would have done the same thing that he did because education will bring you farther than sports. 😀
I think he's making the right decision, because after the NFL like if he gets hurt he has something to fall back on.
I would do both. I mean why not? You would be getting into the NFL and then you could get back into school with thed scholorship.
If I was him I would go to Oxford and on the side in my free time play football. Then join the NFL. Because the stuff you learn in college lasts a lot longer then your football career. So I like his decision.
I think you should go to college.If you get a career ending injury in the NFL you want to have something to fall on.
He should go to college, if something happens to him on the football field, he will have graduated from college and find another job that pays just as high. He might not even get picked on the team so might as well go to college just in case!
I think Myron made a great decision. I LOVE FOOTBALL, but I know that my studies are important. I also know that my parents would want me going to college instead. Great Job Myron.
I feel that its great to have an opportunity to have a chance to be able to do both. If I was faced with the decision i would take a shot at the Nfl simply because you could make millions while you could take online classes. Education is really important but why put off the Nfl when you could actually do both. Theres plenty other colleges that are good besides Oxford so I would play for the NFL and take online courses.
this is great because most football players dont have a life after their carreer and he can go be a dOctor or something better if he doesnt stay with football or retires so its good that he took the scholarship instead of going right into football because he can play it later on in life, education is almost everything so why not have both.
I think that a good education will help you get to the nfl if you play for a school team. And if you play football and you get injured and disabled for life, you might not be able to go back to college
I would take the scholorship because I could go to college and put football to aside, then when im done I would go to the NFL after.
He should take the road of education because you could do much more with knowledge than football.
i would pick the nfl because who would pick school over playing football for a living
I would take the scholarship. do you think that people look for good sport skills or smarts? and you may have another chance to get in the NFL
I think that sports are VERY important in somebody's life and football is one of the most energy releasing sports. A Rhode's scholarship is also VERY nice but I would choose to go to the NFL because it is an instant paycheck and a very high paycheck. Who knows if you would make it to a real career if you took the scholarship?
He should go to school not NFL school is more important I can guarantee he will get further going to school than he will going pro.
Football is a great opportunity and all, but when it comes down to it knowledge helps you more with doing anything. Really, there is a small chance to make it in the NFL, they don't just Draft people just to have people on the team you have extremely good in college to get drafted and even if you do get drafted, you still have earn notoriety and in the big chance you don't make you have something to fall back on so Oxford is the best choice
I think that they would both be an honor but I would go to the NFL. I could make billions of dollars a year. And if I do get hurt then you could aplly for a lesser college. If you could be ecepted to Oxford then you could go to a lesser one.
I think he should take the scholership because you can take a diversty of things and you can always have a job but if you get injured in the NFL there is a possibilty you can't play any more and he has no way of knowing that he will get picked for a team
I think he should do whatever he wants. Both of the choices are completelty different, so he should think about what he wants to do more.
I think i would go to collage and then go to the NFL as much as i love football.
I don't know what i'd do. either one, you would be successful. i would just choose the one that would make me happiest.
Wow, I honor the man's decision because as most mom's say "School before fun!" But if I were in his shoes i would choose football and he would get to live the big life without eight more years of school. 🙂 :p :l
I think i would go to college because If you do play football you can usually only play for 7 years, but if you go to college than you can have a career for the rest of your life and actually be doing something when you are 40 or 50. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
I would defnatly go for the NFL because if you love playing foot ball Then play foot ball 🙂 You can go to oxford later.
I would definately go to Oxford.It is a chance for a real career oppurtunity.
And you would actually go places in life. Believe me, sports are very important to but academics are more important.
i think i would take the scholarship because if you have a good education than you can do anything you want but if you are a football player you may have lots of money but you will not have the intelligence
i would go to the nlf becasuse school is not cool
hey I would take the oxford thing over football. and not just becausei m a girl. sports are riskey and if yo udon't make it you are out of luck. education is always their but a shoclorship isn't.
OMG< like totally rhodes scholarshippppp! Mandy my bff sayz nfl cuz of the money, and im like no way gurl and shes like ya way gurl, and stuff. Oxford would ROCK! I luv london and stuff and education is like totally important, y'know what im saying, carl?
Wow shaq, no way man. Rhodes all the way dude!
It's a lot more logical to go with the scholarship first, because who knows, he might get cut from the NFL. Then he could immediately get a job and start funding the rest of his life.
Id definitely go NFL because one,NFL rocks :), two,it keeps ure mind on the game,and three, it keeps you athletic
if i was to choose between going into the NFL and college i would most definatly choose the NFL because i love football and if you are good at football and will get paid for it why would you go to college to get a new job??
I love the Miami Dolphins and University of Miami Because I got conferdence in myself to go to UM and to make it to the NFL an play for the Miami Dolphins!!!!!!!!!! Go Dolphins
NFL because football is the best sport in the world why would you not want to be in the NFL.You get payed for playing a sport .He is crazy not to take this chance to be in the NFL.
I would go to collage, because it's a good school and you could get a good education.
I would go to the NFL because it is more fun!
If it were me I would go to the NFL. I would rather be on the feild and everyone cheering for me. I just enjoy football more than perscribing medication.
He is smart if he goes to the nfl cuz you don't get paid for goin to college.
If I had to choose between NFL and College I would choose College.I would choose College because i want to become a doctor and I don't really understand football.
I would pick NFL because I would get to go to college and be a star at the sametime .
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If I ever had the choice of NFL or Rhodes Scholarship, I would chose going to Rhodes, because you can always be famous, but not everyone has the chance for a good education.
i would choose the scholarship because once you get too old to play football, how will you get a job? and what if you get hurt and dont have a job? and if you take the scholarship, you can get your education then go and play football. then if you get hurt or you get too old to play, you can still get a decent job.
We think that Myron made the right choice in going to college first before going to the NFL because if he got injured he would not be able to take advantage of the Rhodes Scholarship and an excellent education at Oxford.
Well I think it is a difficult situation... But looking at it from his point of view I would go to Oxford because knowledge is everything and if the Oxford thing doesnt workout keep the the NFL as a safety net just in case.
I would definitely do the NFL because football rocks dudes!!!
ps.have a narly day!
if i were him I would take the scholarship it is a one in a lifetime chance when he is done with college then he should go to the NFL
i WOULD GET THE SCHOLARSHIP AND THEN GO BACK TO COLLEGE IN THE u.S and see if I can join the nfl
I'd go for the NFL but, if that doesn't work you can always have plan B : which is to go for the Rhodes scholarship!
well the NFL is cool but you get old and things can break to ruin your career, yet you can go to school be somebody and work at it until you are tired of it and all you can do is acheive more rather than a year older in the NFL is a year you could be replaced.
hey carl,
i know its a bit late but.
id go to the NFL because he could always go to school after his career in the NFL. He might not get the same scholarship but hey he can still be a nurse thanks...
Hi Carl,
I would want to follow my dream. I would want to do the thing I want best. 🙂 so... Football!
-Angie
I would go for the scholarship THEN the NFL because education comes first in anything. You will probably need the education when you're playing football. You never know. 🙂
it would be so cool to just play football for money, but a good education is important!
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Which one is more important to him? And which one will last him longer in life.
wow that is a very hard decision i would take the academic scholarship because he has more of a future with being a Docter then being a football player because a football players career only lasts for a few years
collage because smarts last a lifetime football doesn't.
I would go NFL all the way!!!!!!!!!!!
I THINK YOU SHOULD GO TO THE NFL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY THEN GO AND PURSUE COLLEGE DREAMS
i would go to the nfl because its a lot better then school
Yea duh why wouldnt you want to go!
I would see if oxford has a football team, and, if they do, join that as well.
I would go to college in England because that's a one chance in a life time. It's not like everyday someone gets a scholarship to go to an awesome college or university in England. The NFL will practically be there everyday for someone to get into.
He should take the scholarship...football is a shelf life, but what he learns at Oxford, one of the best universities in the world, will last a lifetime.
In my opinion I would go to the NFL instead. I mean it is so many young peoples dream to go pro in a sport. Turning down this opportunity would just be a mistake. After he enjoys his success in the NFL he can go and get his phD and start a new chapter to his life.
I would go to England because I always habe wanted to go to elgand, since I am taking French, and my french is teaching us about the culture, and it sounds like a lot of fun. Yet, I will be away from my family for months at a time. That might get a little annoying. Yet, it would be fun! Je suis trez content francaise!
I would have to go with the scholarship. NFL would be the chance of a liftime with great pay and a fun job, but one major injury and your career could be over with. You cant injure knowledge which means your set for life should you find a decent career.
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I would have to go with the scholarship. NFL would be the chance of a liftime with great pay and a fun job, but one major injury and your career could be over with. You cant injure knowledge which means your set for life should you find a decent career.
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If I were in his position, I would take the Rhodes Scholarship. We need more doctors in this world. Mainly because of all the diseases in Africa. If the world was more resistant to diseases, I would go NFL.
I would thake the scholarship
I would take the college thing because education is WAY more important because if you go straight to NFL and something happenes to where you cannot play then you will need something to fall back on and if you have nothing then you will just keep falling and nothing will catch you!