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But the NFL's recent attack on the "myth" of the career length of football players is so outlandish that we couldn't let it pass without comment. The myth they are referring to is a commonly repeated statistic that the average length of an NFL career is 3. It's a favorite talking point of union head DeMaurice Smith. Well, the NFL issued a press release today with these numbers that are intended to blow your mind:. Instead of bolding the numbers, how about highlighting the ridiculous qualifiers: " opening-day roster " and " rookie season " and " first round draft pick.
Commissioner Roger Goodell says that 3. So their response is take away players who do make an NFL roster and drive the average up? And pump up bigger, bolder numbers that are completely irrelevant to the discussion? First-round draft picks are, by definition, not average. I know Commissioner Goodell normally leaves after the first-round, so maybe he doesn't know that there are seven rounds in an NFL draft. If you make an opening day roster as a rookie, you're already better than a lot of players.
Many late-round picks and undrafted free agents take a year or two to catch a regular job on a team. In the meantime, they toil on the practice squad working just as hard probably harder than the superstars, for less money while giving up the chance for steady income at another job and without the same level of insurance or retirement benefits that the union wants to secure for them.
For the most part, the players knew they already had a seat at the table. They wanted something else: a voice. And they wanted it to be heard. This also was a chance to surround themselves with like-minded athletes. The program began during the offseason, with some changes that made it more desirable than a similar one at George Washington University in The biggest change: access to trainers so they could work out each morning.
Before, Lythcott would hear from teams reluctant to let their players participate out of fear they couldn't stay in shape. Because of this program, the number of players who returned to the classroom has spiked. For most of the past 10 years, that number of current players taking graduate or undergraduate classes was around each offseason. Helping players land degrees has been a focal point for a while, whether through prodding or various programs designed to spark interest.
All told, 31 players received their degrees earlier this month Will Smith 's was given posthumously ; 30 others finished their first year.
In most cases, the players either are involved in a business or have plans to do so soon. Dunlap, who trains in Miami, promised his mother he'd return for his degree after declaring for the NFL at age When he learned of the Miami program, he signed up for that, too. Earlier this offseason, he received his undergraduate degree and followed it up with his MBA. His goals are solid: Dunlap wants to keep his father's bail-bond business in Charleston, South Carolina, running -- maybe allow his father to retire sooner rather than later.
Dunlap also wants to dabble in real estate. At the same time, Dunlap had another goal: the Pro Bowl. He accomplished that this past season as well. It challenged my knowledge every day so when it came to football, it seemed so much slower. The students take a two-week class followed by a couple of weeks off and then another one. After minicamp, there's one more class. Occasionally, they'll take trips to other cities -- New York and Los Angeles to name two -- and meet with experts involved in classes they're taking.
That left less downtime and a sharper focus for Dunlap on his activities. To get a degree and a Pro Bowl in the same year The toughest thing was staying dedicated to going back to school after you work so hard that, financially, you don't have to go back to school. A majority in the program are very financially stable. So it took a lot of dedication.
I would never compromise my football offseason to get my degree. The fact that they made it work with the offseason program made it easy.
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