Texas Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger expressed his support for a congressional bill that would modify the NCAA's current restrictions on amateur athletes.
Ehlinger took to Twitter on Thursday to voice his frustrations about the lack of compensation student athletes receive for a workload that Ehlinger equated to a "full-time unpaid internship."
"Consider a full-time unpaid internship that requires 1-4 years of participation, with a minimum 40-hour work week. This internship generates millions of dollars for your company, and billions of dollars for the broadcating companies that cover your industry," Ehlinger wrote. "Within this internship, you risk your short-term and long-term health on a daily basis.