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Minor League Football Could Help Stem the Tide of Draft Busts

Article By on 10th May, 2010

... League makes a first round draft pick that they will come to regret a few years down the road.

Busts happen in every sport and to every team. If you don't believe me, you can look at a dozen or more lists of draft busts in every sport for proof.

The problem in the NFL is that there is no safety net for teams. They select and pay these hopefuls from day one to be part of the 53-man team roster.

In baseball, things are different. Pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg, selected first overall by the Washington Nationals and the very definition of "hype," was not immediately added to the team's active roster and sent out to play on the same field as the veterans.

Instead, he was started out in the team's minor league system...

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