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Originally Posted by lewdog
I don't feel sorry for them either but in the real-world young CEOs who come into that kind of money can do things to secure their place within a company for years to come. In pro sports, that isn't possible because age conquers all. I honestly think many of these guys think they will have much longer careers than they realize.
I hope all professional leagues really starts providing more education to these players about managing their money. Some of these dudes are straight idiots with their money but I guess that is what happens when you give a twenty-something a large sum of money.
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The NFL already spends a HUGE amount of time teaching these guys "life skills". The problem is that they're learning bad habits BEFORE they ever come to the NFL.
Hell, some of those guys drafted last week were showing off their 5-year old kids, which makes them 15 or 16 when they became a father. They get a free ride through college, often without being forced to actually have a real major (or even study for that matter) and on and on and on it goes.
The NFL doesn't necessarily deserve to bear the brunt of the blame, IMO. Society as a whole needs to take a step back and look at this if that's the case.