Star University of Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson was reportedly offered a lot of money to return to college football for another year despite Simpson's stated intention to enter the NFL Draft.
According to AL.com, Alabama has offered Simpson somewhere in the neighborhood of $6.5 million to remain at the school.
NBC Sports reports that the money is equivalent to what the 13th pick in round three of the 2025 draft (77th overall) received for a four-year contract with a total value of $6.5 million.
The NCAA currently doesn't allow athletes who have declared for the draft to return to college football. However, the association allowed James Nnaji four years of eligibility after he was drafted by the NBA.
Simpson has said that despite the offers, he's still planning on heading to the NFL because of something his former coach, Nick Saban told him.
“He’s always had a way of helping you see things clearly, sort of like your grandfather,” Simpson told On3 on Tuesday, soon after officially filling out paperwork to apply for the NFL draft.
Simpson admitted that he was tempted by the money.
“I really felt good with my decision to go pro, but that amount of money to play college football again for what amounts to about eight months makes you stop and think,” Simpson said. “I remember my parents telling me that $6 million was more than they had made the whole time they had been married, but the thing they wanted most for me was to be happy.”
