He's loyal to Gulliver.
STA has been trying to recruit him for years now.
Him, Dionte & Ced came close to transferring to Booker T when Callaway and Hardtime transferred there from Homestead. Burns was also considering Westminster.
Regarding Burns, that's refreshing to hear. Loyalty to ones teammates is seemingly rare these days in S. FL. A lot of the players down there are little more than mercenaries for programs to poach. Hopefully he'll have a healthy and productive season, living up to the potential some see in him.
Considering his future is likely related to whatever he pursues as a degree, staying at Gulliver sets him up better for college. It's just a statistics thing as the likelihood of someone making it to the NFL is low.
Normally I'd agree w you but he's great academically if I remember correctly and there is other local schools that he could potentially be an EE at, which greatly impacts his career projection at the next level on and off the field. This isn't possible at Gullover due to how his scholarship works. Also his OL has been straight *** and I'd have to believe his injury problems are at least stemming from that a bit.
Who says he wants to be an early entrant? It works for some, not so much for others. I don't understand the rush to leave high school early, but different strokes for different folks.
Are you implying that early enrollees have a higher chance of making it to the NFL? If so, do you have anything to support that? I have never read that, on a board or in an article.
People keep talking about his OL, we've had some ****ty ones lately. I don't recall a rash of injuries from it. Injuries happen under all kinds of situations. Him getting hurt by people smaller than he'll face here, it can be dumb luck or a durability issue.
I didn't say he wanted to be an EE, simply that he would have the option should he decide that's the best route for his future. It's very rare for kids to not EE if they are able. It helps you tremendously to get a start in the S&C program as well as academically. The very few times I've seen people not EE when they could have was to remain around their friends and run track in the spring.
I won't say it gives you a better chance to get to the NFL, but there are definitely some pros to being an EE if the NFL is a goal for you. The jumpstart S&C gets you more prepared physically before you ever play a down, lessening the chance for injury. If you go pro early, you could still finish your degree by then in some cases bc you are ahead w credits, so you don't have to go back later and finish. Plus usually EEs play earlier in their careers, so for those that go pro early they have more film and experience than some others that don't EE but go pro in their draft year.
I understand it's not for everyone, but their are a lot of benefits to it.
I also get that injuries happen in a variety of ways, but I can't justify any argument stating him transferring to play better competition and behind a better OL would not be beneficial to him in the long-term