against those things ruled illegal. Besides, not 18 year old should be playing in the NFL, I'm sure from a medical standpoint there are huge risks, bones haven't stopped growing, etc.
I watched a piece on the very real concern of the owners on how low the average age has dropped to. There are fewer and fewer long-career stars in the league which hurts the revenues and longevity. At the going rate, the average career will be under three years in a decade. So less than if they had stayed in college.
FB is in a transition with lawsuits, medical issues, reduced fan bases...it may not come out the other side as well as it went into the decade.