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FSU Football alums learn pros, cons of leaving school early

When FSU football fans tune into the first Sunday of games for the 2018 NFL season, they will see plenty of former Seminoles take the field all over the country – including several former players who made the decision to leave school early and get paid for their work playing the game of football.

Some of those former Noles were givens to make NFL rosters when they made the decision to go pro – names like Dalvin Cook, Derwin James and Josh Sweat knew that they had the talent to make the 53 man unit of whichever team selected them.