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The median NFL salary is $1.9million. The median NFL career length is 3.5 years. If you're in the NFL for 15 years, you are an extremely fortunate outlier. I

by jmduke 10y ago

The median NFL salary is $1.9million. The median NFL career length is 3.5 years. If you're in the NFL for 15 years, you are an extremely fortunate outlier. I think the main difference between someone putting their health on the line as an NFL starter and as a CEO is that, as a CEO, you know what you're getting into. There has been, to my perception, a concerted effort to avoid educating football players about the risks they face and the precautions (financial and health) they need to take to ensure safety after their time in the league. I agree that there are great owners and individuals in the NFL; it's unfair of me to paint them all with the same brush.

rqebmm 10y ago
> you know what you're getting into This is the crux of it for me. The concussion/injury risks are an issue, but if you're informed, so be it. Bodily risk doesn't stop normal people from lots of things, from driving all the way to heliskiing, and for others it's something they actively seek out. If society has an avenue to reward it, then good for them. What bothers me is the league itself covering up those facts. It's meant thousands of young men put themselves at risk _unknowingly_ and that's reprehensible.