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(S4) - PT #1 - Life after football - TheWoZy - 10-24-2017
Being a football player isn't easy. There's always a challenge at anything you do but in football, it's very frustrating. You cannot play this sport forever because you are too old for this sport and you can't keep up with the young players. If you have a dream to win a championship, unfortunately that won't happen in the NSFL because there's only one good team. So what else can I do to win a championship after my retirement? I have some plans such as becoming a staff for the Arizona Outlaws. I could be anything even their water bottle dude. If they don't hire me then I would like to be a referee and I hope the Yeti will also pay me so I could help them win their games. Not only I would get paid a lot but I would finally achieve my dream. If it's work then I hope I will keep doing that. It looks like a very fun hobby. You guys are tired to see Jayce Tuck getting 30 sacks per season? Well I will eject him away in every game. You are a fan of Pierno? What if I told you that the opposition team always get away from pass interference and Pierno passes aren't intercepted. My last option would be to make a rock band with Ethan Hunt, Vinny Cox and Robert Phelps but it's very unlikely because Ethan Hunt is a crybaby..
(S4) - PT #1 - Life after football - Beaver - 10-24-2017
Quote:You can't play football forever, you have to have a plan if you want to be successful once your playing career is finished. Write about what your plans are after football.
What would you do if you had a million dollars?
I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two chicks at the same time, man.
That's it? If you had a million dollars, you'd do two chicks at the same time?
Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I were a millionaire I could hook that up, too; 'cause chicks dig dudes with money.
Well, not all chicks.
Well, the type of chicks that'd double up on a dude like me do.
Good point.
Well, what about you now? What would you do?
Besides two chicks at the same time?
Well, yeah.
Nothing.
Nothing, huh?
I would relax... I would sit on my ass all day... I would do nothing.
That scene from one of the iconic movies of our generation has always resonated with Blackford Oakes. In high school his teachers and counselors would ask him what he wanted to do for a living. Unsatisfied with his answers they'd try to reframe it: if you won the lottery what would you do? What would you enjoy? That scene from Office Space always came flooding back. Nothing.
When the time came in college to really buckle down and figure out where he wanted to go in life he always asked himself one question to stay on track: will this help me earn the maximum money for the minimum effort so that I can retire early and enjoy doing nothing? He was always pretty good with math so he decided to major in engineering at Notre Dame. Not because he was interested in building shit but because it was consistently one of the highest paying degrees. Luckily for Oakes, though, an even more lucrative option became available to him during his time at college: the NSFL. Playing professional football would provide him with an even higher salary and it was something he actually enjoyed doing (though not as much as nothing).
Now that the time to enter the league is nearly here, Oakes has a blueprint in place: live modestly, invest early, and invest often in order to live off the interest his NSFL earnings generate, cruising lazily into 50 or 60 years of retirement.
(S4) - PT #1 - Life after football - HalfEatenOnionBagel - 10-24-2017
As I've talked about before, after I finish my career in the NSFL, I want to be a high school teacher and football coach. I'm not sure exactly what subject I'd teach but if I had to choose it would probably be math or science. I'm no John Urschel or anything but I do enjoy the challenge of a good math problem but also how math can be applied to so many things. Just look at all the statistical analysis you can do in football alone and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Being interested in math and science is fantastic for the future of so many kids and I hope that my enthusiasm for those subjects is something that I can translate to my students.
Whatever school I teach at I'd like to be able to coach football there to continue being a part of the game in some way. Being able to work with athletes when they're still so early in their development is such a unique experience. In the pros, you don't get that much better athletically than when you first enter the league. It's mostly just about what you learn. But these high school players sometimes haven't even picked up a football before, they're a blank canvas. I hope that I can teach them that the game of football is as much about how you prepare mentally as it is how you prepare physically. Plus I just like to win so I hope that my team will be doing a lot of that.
(S4) - PT #1 - Life after football - Vikain - 10-24-2017
Life after football...never really thought about it. It's going to sound kind of silly but I think after football I would like to drive with uber for a while. Just driving around in my hometown and just chatting up with people. I think that would be cool and relaxing. Also it seems like it would be great way to meet up with fans and even take them to Philly games. My only worry would be the people that are almost passing out that might throw up in my car. But I think overall it would be fine and fun for everyone. Though that would be fun for a few months or even years but I would eventually have to go back to the thing I love the most and that would be football. I would like to try to coach at any level or maybe try the front office side of the game. This is something I’ve always been fascinated with how GM’s tend to with drafts, trades, and just team building altogether. Can’t imagine it's easy or relaxing, the stress level is probably through the roof but I think I’d be up to it after a small break from football.
(S4) - PT #1 - Life after football - voldy273 - 10-24-2017
Jackie Jordan interview "Life after football"
Dick Vitale - Here he is Baybeee the dandiest diaper dandy of them all! Glad you could join us here today Jackie! :old:
Jackie Jordan - Thanks for having me :cigar:
DV - For those of you at home who aren't aware, Jackie's a descendant of the GREAT one himself - The man with fire in his heart and daggers in his eyes... Michael Jordan! What was is like growing up with uncle Mike?
JJ - I try not to talk about uncle Mike too much - He's got his and I've got mine.
DV - Ah I see I see... So let's here more about yours! The people want to know - You haven't even played a down in the NSFL and they already want to know all about you! Any hobbies or interests you have besides football? :old:
JJ - I could see myself being a coach or a teacher after I retire from the game - Gotta give back to your community you feel me? I would love to go back and finish my degree (Music education) as well.
DV - Heart of gold he's got I tell ya! So where do you see yourself in 20 years??? Kids and a wife? Bachelor life? :old:
JJ - Hey man me and my girl got a good thing going - I'll get back to you on that
DV - So how about that signing bonus??? Got your new car all picked out??? :old:
JJ - I'll be living it up like the monopoly man! :tophat: ... But really I'll probably save my money until I can buy my own NBA team so I can take down uncle Mike B)
DV - Well folks you heard it here first! Jackie Jordan is in the marked to buy his very own NBA team!!! Well that does it for us here on our up and coming diaper dandies segment... See you next time BAYBEEE!!! :old:
(S4) - PT #1 - Life after football - bovovovo - 10-24-2017
Bork Bjornsson has been both lucky and smart enough to make several good investments during his time as a player, including investing in his own business fortitude and skills by being a general manager. Bork actually makes more money as a general manager than he does as a player… a lot more. When you add in his lucrative investment in the NSFLN, Bork is making a lot of money, and not from his player contract. When the day comes that Bork has to hang up the cleats for good, he plans on continuing his career as a general manager.
Bork had to work his way up. He started as an assistant coach in the newly created Developmental Simulation Football League, before eventually being promoted to co-general manager of the newly formed San Antonio Marshals. He held that gig for a while before being promoted once again to co-general manager of the Yellowknife Wraiths. Now he was in the big leagues, general managing for his own team… while he is still a player! Bork actually secretly longs for the days that he can focus just on general managing. But until then, he’s going to give his all on the football field.
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(S4) - PT #1 - Life after football - Battleborn - 10-24-2017
With a MBA from University of Nevada and BS in Servant Leadership, Ryan Sierra has plans of becoming an entrepreneur, running a sports academy focusing on leadership. The emphasis of servant leadership is entrenched in morality, truth, positive influence of mentoring, humility and accountability. These young people are the future of our country and what better vehicle to teach them, using sports to reach their fullest potential. Leading by example and empowering those around you to be their best versions of themselves, is my mantra.
By providing multiple sports, we are able to draw a myriad of young people from all walks of society, by appealing to their budding interests and desires. Using the backing of our local colleges and universities, they provide the program with young adults who are like minded in their approaches to leadership, but also different backgrounds give them their alternative styles of teaching. Diversity in style creates opportunity for the students to find a mentor who truly speaks to their conscience, and in turn, empowers them with confidence. The alumni from the program as well as the institutions of higher learning help with monetary donations to cover the costs for the student enrollment.
By being servants and using acts of service, the staff uses their own knowledge and integrity to build relationships. Being vulnerable but also holding the students accountable builds a lasting trust and provides the acceptance needed to make a difference in the young lives in attendance.
(S4) - PT #1 - Life after football - RavensFanFromOntario - 10-24-2017
What does every intelligent quarterback who loves to talk do after football? They go into sports analysis. Recently spurred on by the transition of man made of glass, Tony Romo, Wolverine Justice wanted to bring a Shaquille O'Neal esque personality to the broadcasting stage of football. Being a quarterback, it gives him the ability to read match ups from the broadcast booth far better than any other position and his intelligence helps him understand how to convey that information to the average football fan. A former inmate, Justice ended his sentence early on good behaviour and in no small part a large sum of money donated by childhood friend, Tyler Varga to help get him started on his path to football stardom. So something that would definitely need to be done following the conclusion of his soon to be illustrious career is to pay forward that kind gesture by helping inmates in the penal system turn their lives around and once again become productive members of society by overcoming the social restraints put against them. So in the short, but semi long way, Wolverine Justice would become both a social justice warrior, an advocate for the voiceless and a football broadcaster while still maintaining his signature humour and swag, riffing off legendary basketball player and current broadcaster Shaquille O'Neal.
(S4) - PT #1 - Life after football - ErMurazor - 10-24-2017
Many of my peers play football to live and plan to blow their money early and work following the end of their professional careers. That is not a vision that I share. Jayce Tuck loves football with every part of him and plans to play until it kills him or his body and mind deteriorate below levels that will enable him to make a professional league roster. Now obviously Tuck has other passions. His enjoyment of dance has often be a topic of discussion in the media and interviews. However, by the time Jayce retires from football he does not believe he will be capable of being a dancer worth his salt. Therefore Tuck plans to go the route of world traveler. Jayce has been fortunate to earn a fortune outside of his league salary and all of that money has been invested, not a single cent spent. Upon retirement Jayce is confident he’ll be able to live an extremely comfortable life without the need to lift a single finger. Instead, he’ll be able to sit back with a cold drink or two in his hand and a few beautiful ladies by his side moving from place to place and just living it up. Who knows, maybe eventually even that will grow old for Tuck, but he doesn’t see it happening quickly.
(S4) - PT #1 - Life after football - bluesfan55 - 10-24-2017
I'm a smart guy, so I figured I would go back to school and get a medical degree and maybe become a doctor. It would take six years but I'd be able to keep making a more than sustainable living and keep my family happy and with food on the table. It would make me happy to help people after my career ends, but I'm not the kind of guy who'd go into politics after a lengthy sports career. I'd rather help through medical care, by things like surgery.