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BCS Bowls Pay $0 to Players, but Lobbyist J.C. Watts Gets $620,000

By Michael David SmithMay 8th 2009 – 1:58PM

The hypocrisy of the NCAA's celebration of "amateur" athletics is hardest to stomach when we're reminded just how much money is paid to everyone other than the players. The latest example? Former Congressman (and Oklahoma quarterback) J.C. Watts was paid $620,000 to work as a lobbyist in Washington on behalf of the BCS.The...

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