For years, occasional stories surface of former college athletes who pay out of pocket to cope with injuries they suffered while in school. The medical costs can be thousands of dollars and create lasting debt.
Undoubtedly, there are athletic departments that pay for some post-college medical expenses. But since there has been no NCAA requirement to do so and hardship stories kept emerging, a perception formed that athletic departments flush with new dollars don't properly treat their former players who sacrificed their health.
That's about to change this fall in the Pac-12 -- maybe.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...-effort-to-care-for-ex-athletes-medical-costs
Undoubtedly, there are athletic departments that pay for some post-college medical expenses. But since there has been no NCAA requirement to do so and hardship stories kept emerging, a perception formed that athletic departments flush with new dollars don't properly treat their former players who sacrificed their health.
That's about to change this fall in the Pac-12 -- maybe.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...-effort-to-care-for-ex-athletes-medical-costs
