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Originally Posted by Rain Man
That's become clear to me in the past couple of weeks looking at these rosters. I'd think, "Okay, that guy's good. I've got that position nailed down." And then I'd do some quick research and discover that he's been released and no one has signed him. Some of these guys had pretty good stats in 2012 and they're not homeless. It's amazing.
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I wonder what the distribution of career incomes is for players who at one time or another make it to a 53 man roster? I think it would be pretty eye opening to these kids who think they have it made once they make it to the NFL. I bet the median career earnings is below $1M, which isn't enough to retire on at age 25.
As you point out, even the vets that are in their prime can be out of the game before they know it. If I were an NFL player, I would live like a pauper until I had at least $4M in the bank.