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The NFL Retirement Plan: Broadcast Training for Former Players
- Posted on July 3, 2011 at 3:34pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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America’s most watched professional sport currently stands frozen in midst of an ugly labor dispute between players and team owners. A major argument between sides has been on how the NFL will take care of their retired players, especially since the average NFL career lasts only six years. This video from The Daily takes a look at the training for players in their post-playing career; the NFL’s Broadcast Bootcamp.
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Comments (48)
One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 6:25pmDidn‘t all these brogham’s get free rides to college and half of them majored supposedly in physical education and broadcasting!!!! Go check it out.. what a joke, it shows they get “Affirmative Action planned” through college, didn’t learn a thing….then go to make hundreds of millions on the job playing a kids game and they want their what they‘ve called ’slaveowners‘ to pay their ’communication education” dogg?!!
This alone along with their pathetic “in your face America” greed makes me likely to turn off the NFL forever once and for all just like I did MLB and the NBoA long long ago.
Hockey’s the only non ghetto sports bastion left.
Report Post »etexfisherman48
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 5:50pmIf the NFL gives in to these retirement demands it is the end of the game. These players are ridiculous in their demands and those advocating for these retirement benefits need to go get a job in the real world.
Report Post »babylonvi
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 5:41pmThere will always be thousands of clubs and bars that need bouncers.
Report Post »One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 6:25pmOr spawn who need dey daddies….
Report Post »One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 6:26pmThat was a reply to this comment on page one:
“babylonvi Posted on July 3, 2011 at 5:41pm There will always be thousands of clubs and bars that need bouncer”
Report Post »soapman
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 5:36pmJust amazing, all the sports media and all those a HOLES on espn, say , they have a right to play if they want to skip collage, they should sign now and make the money while they can, who needs collage, OK,, BUT when the illiterate athlete cant do any thing else after his career is over , ( We all remember the Patrick Ewing Interview in collage) now they want to be taken care of,, just amazing welfare even for those selfish, a holes who make millions of dollars, what a joke we have become as a country. What happened to the real athletes who played for the love of the game and had real jobs in the off season to make ends meet, where are all the Jerry Rices, Roger Staubach, Bob Lillys, Hank Aarons, Jerry Wests of the world.
Report Post »Whostolemypig
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 5:10pmBoo Hoo Hoo, piss away tons of money, then cry because they can’t live high on the hog. I hope the NFL never plays again.
Report Post »blazingaway
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 5:07pmProfessional sports … The greatest waste of time in the world … Zero value
Report Post »wbaranowski
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:43pmWhy can’t they just all sell life insurance?
Report Post »flyoverbob
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:37pmGet a job
Report Post »quicker
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:34pmMaybe a little education on how to invest and save some of their millions instead of blowing it all.
Report Post »babylonvi
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:30pmWon’t work. First they will have to teach them to read, then speak standard English, not Ebonics. On the other hand, why should they have someone pay for their retirement? They make millions, or at least hundreds of thousands) so why do their employers need to fund a retirement?
Report Post »welovetheUSA
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:18pmAnother example of unions out to destroy a private business, what Owners do with their money is not the business of anyone, period.
Report Post »endgamer
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:18pmThis IS the reason!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuRj77ByAeY
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:14pmGod forbid, these guys might have to get a real job and actually work!!
Report Post »endgamer
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:14pmSure does tell ya about the edgimacation dey got at “THE U” ( pick one )
Report Post »New Dawn Comin
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:07pmWhy can’t they set up thier own retirment with the millions they make?
Report Post »bzombo
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 8:56pmDoes anyone realize this retirement issue has a lot to do with taking care of older, retired players whose bodies are breaking down and they have little to no help even though they laid the foundation for the millionaire players of today? Of course it is also for the benefit of current players, but If the players and owners can work out a retirement system between each other, then who cares? It would be a private deal and in no way impact public funding. The resentment of these athletes is comical.
Report Post »GrumpyCat
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 11:11pmSo? There is nothing preventing the players’ union from using union dues to support those retired players. The problem is that they want the owners to retroactively pay. Is un-American to retroactively renegotiate a contract. Those retired players had a contract which *they* agreed to.
Report Post »101
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:04pmLooks like they may have to get a real job…ya want fries with that!
Report Post »THEBRAIN
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:04pmNobody, Nobody asks these players to enter the NFL ! They know up front about the 6 years. Is this the owners fault? Is it? They get super high pay for playing and now the owners owe them a living forever? OMG! Give me a break !!
Report Post »tarkus
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:03pmI really have no problem at all with how much money professional athletes make. But why should the league be responsible for their retirement?
They make enough money to have a pretty comfortable money base when they stop playing, even if it’s a few years.
There are a lot of highly intelligent players in the league that don’t need this help. Heck, Brian Westbrook got a graduate degree while still playing for the Philadelphia Eagles. If your career only lasts a few years, then you have to think about and prepare for your next one to be able to sustain yourself.
And the people bringing up their college degrees are absolutely right. What happens to all of the college football players who don’t get drafted? They have to find a job just like the rest of us.
Report Post »oldfashionamerican
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 3:59pmGet ready to add “axed” (asked) to the dictionary.
Report Post »t00nces2
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 6:15pmYeah, and wif and birfday.
Report Post »Socialism_Is_The_New_Black
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 10:31pmlol
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 3:51pmDidn’t work out so well for OJ or Joe Namath; they couldn’t enunciate very well!
Report Post »rockstone
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 3:49pmI don’t see the problem. Didn’t all of these players go to college?
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 3:49pmDidn’t all of them go to college, some for 4 years. Isn’t that a retirement plan? Seems to be for average americans, gee, some people don’t even go to college and yet they survive.
Report Post »Gary_K
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 3:48pmAre not most of the NFL players collage grads?
Makes one wonder what they learned in collage.
Report Post »turkey13
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 8:57pmI quit NFL after the last strike. Switched over to NASCAR and never looked back. These nascar racers have no unions and sign multi-year contracts. I read somewhere recently that Carl Edwards has already made over 17 Million this year. No union – no retirement – No signing bonus and no strikes. WOW! I bet the lawyers hate them.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 3:45pmBroadcasting, or dancing with the stars. And Nutri-fit. It’s good to be an NFL retiree.
Report Post »BobParker2003
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 3:40pmThe NFL can never survive if they have to give retirement to all the “X” players. Learning broadcasting if fine however retirement will kill the league.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 5:37pmWell it seems all pro NFL’ers are Democrats. They seem to think someone owes them something for nothing. My lord, They make millions !!!!! You had the opportunity of a life time… Now go use your education and get a job. If they haven’t saved for the future with all that money, then too bad. Just Democrats wanting someone to support them.
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