The NFL has already felt the effects of the post-COVID-19 meltdown of the NCAA’s authority. It has hit the league in the number of 25-year-olds entering its ranks, players who won fights over and over again to stack years of eligibility. It has impacted depth in the draft, with the talent in the lower rounds hollowed out by guys staying in school to pursue NIL money that bests what they’d get in the pros. It also has changed how players are developed, with prospects entering the NFL without having spent more than a single season at any school.
