Golf is “A good walk spoiled” in mine and Mark Twain’s eyes.
I would like to point out that NFL contracts are not guaranteed. Teams regularly tear up contracts for players under performing or even simply getting injured. It is common practice for teams to even force players to restructure their contracts for any reason. The only money that NFL players can count on receiving is their sign on bonus, which with the exception of the top performers, does not exist. Contracts will sometimes include bonuses for on field performance, but those usually require less up front money. Simply put, if an NFL player does not perform, he will get cut from the league VERY quickly.
Most NFL players have a career shorter than 3 years and at the league minimum. That’s around $375,000-$600,000 a year. Now to the average American, that seems like a lot. But the toll taken on the body last a life time and that is basically their life time income for a profession that they have trained for most of their life up to that point.
Its their choice. If my kid every showed interest in playing football, I would do everything possible to discourage it. My experience from my military time dealing with the long term affects of concussions pretty much prevents me from advocating anyone I care about playing that sport.
