That&#x27;s certainly true; it&#x27;s true in most other sports as well.  That&#x27;s why for example baseball players spend anywhere from 2 to 5 or 6 years in the minor leagues before they make the big club (which many never do).  There&#x27;s no reason to prefer that they spend that developmental time playing for free on a university&#x27;s team instead of for peanuts on a minor-league professional club.  And there are plenty of reasons to prefer the alternative.