Five college football players in just one class at the University of Minnesota whose careers were ended because of injuries in practice. The details are harrowing.

College athletes need to be unionized because no one else will protect them.

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/05/10/unnecessary-roughness-former-gophers-claim-tough-practices-ended-football-careers/

This redshirt freshman's career was ended before it could properly start at the University of Minnesota because of an injury in an unnecessary Spring scrimmage that almost left him paralyzed.

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/05/10/unnecessary-roughness-former-gophers-claim-tough-practices-ended-football-careers/

This University of Minnesota football player suffered a head injury after contact in a practice that was supposed to be a walk-through. The team pressured him to come back, but his career was over.

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/05/10/unnecessary-roughness-former-gophers-claim-tough-practices-ended-football-careers/

This former University of Minnesota football player--who suffered a throat injury that caused him to throw up blood--was so terrorized by coaches that he lost 50 pounds in 5-6 weeks from anxiety over the practice culture.

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/05/10/unnecessary-roughness-former-gophers-claim-tough-practices-ended-football-careers/