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Retirement In The NFL: When Reality Sets In

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Playing for the NFL is often exciting for the players. They get to play a game that they most-likely enjoy, while becoming famous. And of course we can’t forget the huge salaries that they’re paid to do this. NFL football players stay busy year around, when they play professionally. During the actual season, of course they travel around from location to location in order to play against certain teams. Even during the off-season, they stay busy. They manage to do this by spend...


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Playing for the NFL is often exciting for the players. They get to play a game that they most-likely enjoy, while becoming famous. And of course we can’t forget the huge salaries that they’re paid to do this. NFL football players stay busy year around, when they play professionally. During the actual season, of course they travel around from location to location in order to play against certain teams. Even during the off-season, they stay busy. They manage to do this by spending quality time with family members, workout regularly in order to stay in good shape, and many other things. But what does an NFL player do after they retire?

For some, retirement can be pretty depressing. Think about it, NFL players are still young men when they retire. They still have practically their whole lives ahead of them, to do anything that they desire. Some pro players really enjoy playing football and may become sad when it’s time to call it quits. Sure they can start their own business, or anything else, but some actually miss playing professionally, and getting out there in front of all their fans. They may miss their team mates, and everything else involved in playing professional football.

Other retired NFL players may celebrate the fact that they’re done playing professionally. They may feel like this for several reasons. First of all, they may look forward to retiring so that they can focus on their families. NFL players spend a great deal of their time out of town, and this can really be hard for those with wives and children. After retirement, they can finally make their families their first priority, instead of the NFL. They can finally bond with their children, as well as travel with their families instead of with team members.

These football players may also be happy about facing retirement because it will give them the opportunity to rest. Football is a tough and extremely hands-on sport. The players are frequently jostled around on the football field, sustaining frequent injuries and bruises.

So, whether or not a football player is happy about retirement or not, reality will soon set in and he’ll have to decide how to handle it.