I would assume it is because there is a higher probability of them being drafted into the NBA than there is for football players to be drafted into the NFL.
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football players make more money
1 player out of every 35 high school basketball players gets to play for a college team. This translates to around 3 percent. 1 out of every 75 college basketball players gets to play for a National Basketball Association team.
50 football and 50 basketball players
definitely Football is more athletic than basketball
45,000 Including Joe Reitz from the Colts who played basketball at Northwestern in college.
Players in football get payed every game or by a contract. Basketball players get payed every game.
Most NFL teams will have open tryouts. Including players who were not drafted, players from semi-pro teams, free agents and players from other sports. Notable NFL players who never played college football are Antonio Gates (San Diego Tight End who played Basketball in college) and Carlton Hasselrig (Pittsburgh Linebacker who Wrestled in college).
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The exact number of Division 1 college football players is unknown. However there are a total of 80,000 college football players across all divisions.