Jabrill Peppers Blasts NCAA For 'Lil Indentured Servant Checks,' Infers He Can't Afford To Eat
By Ashley Dunkak
@AshleyDunkak
CBS DETROIT - Michigan defensive back Jabrill Peppers appears to have picked a side in the debate of whether the NCAA is taking good enough care of college athletes. Peppers ranted on the issue Tuesday on his Twitter account.
In fact, the 6 foot 1 inch tall, 205 pound 19-year-old intimated that he can't afford to eat. Peppers was rated by rivals.com as one of the five-star recruits of 2014; "Sports Illustrated" ranked him as one of sports "future game changers."
Idk how the NCAA thinks we supposed to eat right with these lil indentured servant checks they give us..I Should've stayed in the dorms smh
— JP3 (@JabrillPeppers) May 27, 2015
I'm about to eat my first meal of the day & that's Oodles and noodles smh
— JP3 (@JabrillPeppers) May 27, 2015
Peppers addressed the topic again Wednesday morning.
People make a story out of anything. Idc about getting paid, I just wanna keep my fridge & cabinets full so I can eat. Point blank.
— JP3 (@JabrillPeppers) May 27, 2015
In the ongoing discussion about whether college athletes should be paid, one Twitter user pointed out to Peppers that by NCAA rules players are supposed to have unlimited access to food.
"Many loopholes in that rule my friend lol," Peppers responded.