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<blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 947642" data-attributes="member: 10247"><p>I don't know about the majority of them. I would say the majority of them probably can't live off their NFL payday (which is what AKC said) but if they are smart it can set them up in a position that makes it easier. Maybe they invest or maybe they start a business or they turn their popularity into money somehow but being in the NFL can open doors even for the bottom of the ladder ones. If they are smart. Problem is too many are not smart. But what's wrong with that? Why can't they get another job when their first one is done? Why should they expect football to set them up for life without having to work any more. If it does great but if not, welcome to the real world Very few people have the good fortune to be able to work a short period of time and retire. Why should football players be any different. </p><p></p><p>I'm sure there are a lot of them who make a lot of money, millions, maybe even 10s of millions, and fritter it away but I don't really think that the number is all that much higher than in other walks of life. If you take a 30 year old perennial down on his luck flunkie with a 25,000 -30,000 a year job 10,000 in CC debt a big mortgage and maybe some student loans and give him 100,000 cash tax free I'd be willing to bet that within 2-3 years its gone and his life situation hasn't changed much. Football players are people too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sschind, post: 947642, member: 10247"] I don't know about the majority of them. I would say the majority of them probably can't live off their NFL payday (which is what AKC said) but if they are smart it can set them up in a position that makes it easier. Maybe they invest or maybe they start a business or they turn their popularity into money somehow but being in the NFL can open doors even for the bottom of the ladder ones. If they are smart. Problem is too many are not smart. But what's wrong with that? Why can't they get another job when their first one is done? Why should they expect football to set them up for life without having to work any more. If it does great but if not, welcome to the real world Very few people have the good fortune to be able to work a short period of time and retire. Why should football players be any different. I'm sure there are a lot of them who make a lot of money, millions, maybe even 10s of millions, and fritter it away but I don't really think that the number is all that much higher than in other walks of life. If you take a 30 year old perennial down on his luck flunkie with a 25,000 -30,000 a year job 10,000 in CC debt a big mortgage and maybe some student loans and give him 100,000 cash tax free I'd be willing to bet that within 2-3 years its gone and his life situation hasn't changed much. Football players are people too. [/QUOTE]
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