America Needs its Nerds

This essay is very true America would idolize the football player instead of the intellectiual. How are we going to stay on top where it is considered to be uncool to be smart. I have always felt pro athletes are getting paid a lot of money to play a kids game honestly. There are thousands of kids that devote there lives to being a pro athlete and dont make it that could have really helped society. Maybe a the best athletes should be saving lives not playing a game