An Athlete's Perspective
That’s it. It’s over. Back to reality. After
playing football for eighteen years, the last seven of which
professionally in the NFL, my time has finally come. As a
player I was always keenly aware of the fact that I could
not play forever and at some point I would have to move on
to a new career and a new life. Telling myself that time and
time again really doesn’t make this any easier.
The truth is that it hurts terribly giving up something you
love. Despite the fact that I have other interests, playing
football and hitting people is all I ever really wanted to
do. Unfortunately I chose a sport that you can not play forever
and in fact a sport that takes a tremendous toll on your body.
They always tell you that the average career for an NFL player
is around 3.2 years, so I guess I take some comfort in knowing
that I beat the average. I am fully vested and qualified for
all of the critical benefits that come along with having a
decent NFL career like a pension, annuity, 401K, Health Savings
Account, and severance pay. Football has helped me get off
to a good financial head start in life and allowed me to have
options moving forward.
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