WHAT HAPPENS WHEN NFL PLAYERS RETIRE
What happens when a career ends, and the bright lights, the fame, and the fortune are no longer there? What then? For many players, making the transition to life after football is a difficult one.
Consider this:
- 65% of NFL players leave the game with permanent injuries. This is particularly disturbing when you consider that the average NFL career is only four years.
- 25% experience financial difficulties in their first year of retirement.
- 78% are unemployed, bankrupt, or divorced within two years of playing their last game.
- The suicide rate for NFL players, whether active or retired, is six times higher than the national average.
posted by Unknown @ 9/29/2006 09:48:00 AM
4 Comments:
At 10:09 AM,
Anonymous said…
What happens when a career ends, and the bright lights, the fame, and the fortune are no longer there? What then?
These are questions you should be asking your in-house Guru. His career seems to be coming to an end as well :)
At 1:04 PM,
Anonymous said…
My upset of the week --- TO when he re-injures his hand.
At 1:06 PM,
Anonymous said…
Now you know why football players bitch for money. Their career could be over before it even starts. They could really use a financial advisor. Where you at Lars Jr.?
At 7:42 AM,
Dan said…
I'd like to see what the statistics show for players who were in the league at least 10 years - what % of them end up in broadcasting.
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