turn pro

idiom

: to become a professional in a certain sport

a former college player who just turned pro this year

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Brown, fielded scholarship offers from a bevy of the top college programs, but the former Rolex APGA Rankings No. 1 eventually decided to eschew those offers and turn pro. —

Mike Dojc, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Given that fewer than 2% of college athletes will turn pro, their chance to make money via athletics might start and end in college, too. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Jan. 2025 In late December, On3 reported that Ewers, who could turn pro and declare for the NFL draft this month, has been offered $6 million by an unnamed school to enter the NCAA’s transfer portal and sign to play another season of college there. —

Andrew Greif, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025 Signs have indicated that Ewers would turn pro as he is expected to be one of the top quarterbacks in the 2025 draft class with Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward. —

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