Life After the NFL

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#2
95 Vol Alum said:
I spent too much time looking for a thread that discussed injuries/life after the NFL. Mods, please merge as appropriate.

Yahoo linked to a piece on Brad Johnson below. Yet another victim of long term injuries sustained while in the league. I am surprised his wife accepts their sons playing football.

Pain Catches Up To Super Bowl-Winning QB | ThePostGame
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I understand the concern but the injury factor will never be gone. No matter what helmet you put on, pads you wear, or shoes you lace up.
 
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95 Vol Alum said:
I spent too much time looking for a thread that discussed injuries/life after the NFL. Mods, please merge as appropriate.

Yahoo linked to a piece on Brad Johnson below. Yet another victim of long term injuries sustained while in the league. I am surprised his wife accepts their sons playing football.

Pain Catches Up To Super Bowl-Winning QB | ThePostGame
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Interesting that he now lives in Athens, GA given who his Brother-in-law is. I didn't know he had moved there.
 
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volfanbill said:
did you just make up the 80% number or is there something that backs it up?
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The part about "bankruptcy and poverty" is definitely overstated. But I think I remember that something like 70-80% are unable to meet financial obligations within 5-10 years after retirement.
 
#10
#10
The case of former Bengals LB Reggie Williams (warning - not so pleasant pic of his right knee):

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Williams, who played with the Bengals from 1976-89, started two Super Bowls and is the team's all-time leader among linebackers in most categories including tackles, has had 24 surgeries on his right knee, which looks almost unrecognizable. According to an enlightening story by the Cincinnati Enquirer's Paul Daugherty, Williams is fighting off amputation of his right leg, which doctors tell him is inevitable. His right leg is almost three inches shorter than his left leg after all the injuries.
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Human bodies aren't meant to take that type of punishment. That being said, I think the NFL should cover players who play so many years with low cost medical insurance for the rest of their life. They could even pull in so much of their paycheck while they play in a pool of money to help cover everyone.
 
#14
#14
That's why the best job in the NFL is being a kicker or punter. You can play for 20 years if you're good. Make millions. And then when you retire at 36, 20 years later you can still walk stairs like a normal healthy person.

If I wanted to play football, that's the direction I'd try out first.
 
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Brett Favre admits to some memory loss. SIAP.

“This was a little shocking to me that I couldn’t remember my daughter playing youth soccer,” Favre said. “It was just one summer, I think. I could remember her playing basketball, I could remember her playing volleyball, so I kind of think maybe (I thought) she only played a (soccer) game or two. Well, I think she played like eight. So that’s a little bit scary to me. So for the first time in 44 years, that kind of put a little fear in me.”
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