Ryan Knudson

On his signing day, Bell announced his decision on a national sports network.

He was on a boat, sitting in front of an illustration of his mother, who on her back had the wings of an angel.

I mean, it also just makes me think about how

You know, the college was one thing with all the money that was circulating, but even there, there's still adults with the monies that sloshing around high school.

These are minors and there are parents who hopefully have their best interests, but also can get like drawn in to the lure of money.

And that's like a whole different factor.

And like, you know, they're kids that are dealing with this stuff and they don't really know how to navigate it themselves.

With all the agents and the hype and the money, for some of the people Harriet spoke to, youth football is no longer just a game.

That's all for today, Friday, January 16th.

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