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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by grasshopperpurp on Friday February 02, 2018 @03:54PM (#16294137)
Don't forget the medical bills after football, which your former team(s) will not cover. I haven't verified the stat, but one of the 30-for-30 shorts said that something like 75% of NFL players are broke within 5 years of retirement.
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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by jedberg on Friday February 02, 2018 @04:09PM (#16294209)
The pool at my aunt and uncle's house has a huge Raiders mural in it, because they guy who owned it before them was a player for the Raiders until he went broke and they got it in a foreclosure sale.
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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by zaphirplane on Friday February 02, 2018 @09:01PM (#16295714)
Many former actors, lotto winners are also broke afterwards. Maybe a lot of millionaires go broke after the cash dries up and they continue their millionaire life style. The relation to medical bills seems unproven
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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by DoreenMichele on Friday February 02, 2018 @09:20PM (#16295767)
Yes. In fact, two thirds of lottery winners are bankrupt within 5 years.

Still, medical coverage in the US generally sucks and I would hate to be saddled with medical bills following being a career athlete and no longer having the big NFL salary. I can't imagine it's happy fun times.

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