Leonard Fournette Christian McCaffrey start trend skipping bowl game NFL draft: "When Christian McCaffrey and Leonard Fournette decided to skip their bowl games last December, nobody really knew how it would impact their NFL draft status, or that of future players considering the same choice.
We found out very quickly Thursday night -- with a rubber stamp of approval from the NFL.
All those who thought perhaps league executives would frown upon players abandoning their teams to get a jump on their NFL careers got a resounding answer.
Fournette and McCaffrey went early in the first round, anyway.
And that could have a far-ranging set of consequences that go beyond a few players.
It's a reality some coaches across the country confronted Friday as they weighed the potential fallout.
...Another Power 5 head coach summed it up this way: "For players who are going in the first round? This is just a start."
...Now here we are, trying to figure out whether two players have the ability to flip the entire college football system as we know it.
Because if more players decide to follow suit, what does that mean for bowl games?..."
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