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Guaranteed Money: Why Not Just Rookies Need Contract Guarantees
Published: July 12, 2009
NFL contracts for players are not currently guaranteed, meaning that let's say a offensive linemen signs a contract for seven years for $35 million, with a majority of the money coming in the fifth, sixth and seventh years the first four years the player will be able to collect the money.
Throughout his career he suffers injury after injury and eventually retires after the average length of an offensive linemen in the NFL, which is three and a half years. Now the question is since the player retired due to injuries what is their option to gain an income? What happens to the player if the injuries are so severe that they are not able to work? What can these ex-players do to better themselves?
This is where it gets sickening. Due to the fact that the average age of death for an NFL player is 55 years of age, they do not even get a chance to use their pension. This is becau...
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