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\Tough business and with no D league you are basically using 35+ guys x 32 as tackling dummies for 5 months.

Ah its a business I know...

It's a long shot but these players do get a chance to make the team. They choose to take that chance, they do get paid and some get some pretty good signing bonus money. They get to practice at a high level and play in some preseason games. For many it is a once-in-a-life-time experience. They can always move on to another career later. I think calling them tackling dummies suggests they have no thought or choice in the matter. If it wasn't worth it, they wouldn't do it.