It's not just limited to the NFL. The Toronto Sun had a really good story about the number of NBA players who go broke shortly after they retire. It's a lower percentage, but NBA players make much, much more on average than NFL players.
Look at a guy like Antoine Walker. The dude made 9 figures in his NBA career, and two years after he's out of the game, he's being arrested for bouncing checks in Vegas.
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