I saw on the news tonight.  159,000+ people have died.  Weigh that against some kid who may have had a future football career upended.  If you think that high school kid's possible future career is more important, then you have your priorities all distorted. 

There are lots of people who have future careers upended by life events.   The good ones know how to "make lemonade out of lemons".  The ones who don't...... well, maybe they weren't as good as you think.

Maybe you need to think really hard about what is important.