McCaffrey, Quitting and The Code

Christian McCaffrey has announced he is dropping off the Stanford football team so he can prepare for the NFL draft.  What does the Code say about this?  “I will place team goals ahead of personal goals.”  This is not the first time a football player has quit the team, in order to prepare for the NFL combine.  We all know the argument: if he quits now, he may be able to increase his value, and also, he does not risk an injury that could be serious and possibly even end his career.  But does self-interest trump commitment to the team?  We think that when you commit to playing on a team, you commit to playing on a team.  Let us expand the subject: should a person work to improve his or her statistics as a high school player at the expense of the team in order to win an athletic scholarship?  What do you think?  Has this happened to you or your team?