Chiefs' pick affects Pyburn's LSU plans

Jack Pyburn, an LSU linebacker who played only one college season, was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, allowing his NFL career to continue. His rookie salary of $885,000 is less than the estimated $1 million he might have earned returning to college, highlighting how NCAA eligibility rules and court cases have created a financial competition between college football and the NFL for some players. Pyburn had initially planned to return to college under a lawsuit allowing athletes to re-enter NCAA play if they terminate pro contracts, but he withdrew from the lawsuit and chose to remain in the NFL.

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