By Nick Shook
NFL.com
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After going through the pre-draft process, Air Force wide receiver Jalen Robinette will not be playing professional football in 2017 — and he has plenty of good company.

Add in every other aspiring service academy athlete who was hoping to immediately turn pro in any sport.

That became official on Monday when U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis signed an order to rescind the government’s pro sports policy for service academy athletes. The policy went into effect last July and allowed an immediate path to professional sports for this group of athletes, but didn’t survive a full calendar year. Continue reading →