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Texas A.D. gives NFL permission to get rid of three-year rule, sort of

Texas A.D. gives NFL permission to get rid of three-year rule, sort of

When it comes to the tenuous relationship between the NFL and its free farm system known as college football, pro football’s most significant contribution comes from the rule that prevents players from joining the NFL until three years after their high school class has graduated.  This anti-competitive labor rule creates a rolling three-year window of…