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Is There Life After Football? - Surviving the NFL (Hardcover)
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Is There Life After Football? - Surviving the NFL (Hardcover)
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In January 2014, President Barack Obama made headlines when he
confided to New Yorker reporter Davis Remnick that, if he had a
son, he would discourage him from playing in the NFL. "I would not
let my son play pro football," he told the writer. Obama's words
came on the heels of a year of heightened awareness of the
life-long consequences of a professional football career. In August
2013, the NFL agreed to a $765 million settlement with over 4,500
retired players seeking damages for head injuries sustained during
play. Thousands of others are seeking disability benefits in the
Sate of California for on-field injuries. But the possibility of
lifelong disability is not the only problem facing professional
football players after their playing careers--often brief to begin
with--come to an end. Many players, having spent years focusing on
football, find themselves at sea when they either leave or are
forced out of the NFL, without any alternate life plans or even the
resources to make them. Is There Life After Football? draws upon
the experiences of hundreds of former players as they describe
their lives after their football days are over. It also
incorporates stories about their playing careers, even before
entering the NFL, to provide context for understanding their
current situations.The authors begin with an analysis of the
"bubble"-like conditions of privilege that NFL players experience
while playing, conditions that often leave players unprepared for
the real world once they retire and must manage their own lives.
The book also examines the key issues affecting former NFL players
in retirement: social isolation, financial concerns, inadequate
career planning, psychological challenges, and physical injuries.
From players who make reckless and unsustainable financial
investments during their very few high-earning years, to players
who struggle to form personal and professional relationships
outside of football, the stories in the book put a very human face
on the realities of the world of professional football. George
Koonce Jr., a former NFL player himself, weaves in his own story
throughout, explaining the challenges and setbacks he encountered
and decisions that helped him succeed as an NFL Director of Player
Development, PhD student, and university administrator after
leaving the sport. Ultimately, Is There Life After Football?
concludes that, despite the challenges players face, it is possible
for players to find success after leaving the NFL if they have the
right support, education, and awareness of what might await them.
But players themselves must also resist being totally engulfed by
the NFL culture in which they live. A fascinating study with
unprecedented insider access, this book is essential reading for
anyone interested in the world of professional football.
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