After quarterback Trevor Lawrence, as a true freshman, helped the Clemson Tigers defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, there was a mountain of opinions on the potential of Lawrence's NFL future.

Some NFL executives reportedly even went as far as to say Lawrence would be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft if he was able to enter this year. Of course, current NFL rules dictate that a player must be at least three years removed from high school to enter the draft.

So Lawrence is out of options if he wanted to leave Clemson before his next two college seasons expire, right? Not so fast, says Don Yee, who is the longtime agent of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady; Brady is preparing to play against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII Sunday in Atlanta.

Yee is one of the founders of the Pacific Pro Football League, and he made a contract offer to Lawrence during a radio appearance on 104.5 The Zone in Nashville. Unlike other new professional leagues, such as the the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and the rebooted XFL, the Pacific Pro Football League is marketing itself as an opportunity for players who are not yet eligible to enter the NFL draft.

"Our player population, for example, will be players such as Trevor Lawrence at Clemson," Yee said. "We would like to make him an employment offer, professionalize right away. Be our Joe Namath. Adidas is one of our founding sponsors, and I think they might want to make him an endorsement proposal. And he would be professional, and he would learn an NFL style of game with us before he declares for the draft."

The league is scheduled to begin play in July 2019, and it will include four teams that each have 50 players. The rosters will be entirely comprised of players that would be ineligible for the NFL, and Yee says the league is going after players, such as Lawrence, that have NFL potential — athletes that are often 247Sports Composite four or five-star recruits.

"Players will receive a salary, benefits, and even paid tuition and books for one year at community college," the Pacific Pro Football League website says. "Players also will be able to market themselves for compensation, and begin creating a financial retirement plan if they so choose. Pacific Pro’s top priority will be the proper development of the player, on and off the field, using professional protocols.

"Pacific Pro players will practice and play football in a professional manner; by doing so, and should they progress with their professional football career beyond Pacific Pro, their transition will be less difficult, on and off the field.

"Just as importantly, Pacific Pro will use dedicated team counselors to help each player create the foundation for a life path post-football. Each player is unique, and their interests may range from a traditional academic path to a vocational or non-traditional career path. Pacific Pro will support, assist, and counsel each player so that by the time the player leaves Pacific Pro, he will have, at the very least, seriously investigated or participated in developing a foundation for a productive life off the field.

"Pacific Pro will help expand the football industry, create new jobs for players, coaches, officials, and administrators, and be a unique proving ground for everyone associated with the game of professional football."