The wealth of professional football players is being put into clearer perspective like never before. It may not be new to everyone, but it is an idea that seems absurd to the general public. How can someone who gets paid millions of dollars for a number of years, retire and almost immediately become broke.
“It’s easy,” former safety for the Dallas Cowboys Darren Woodson said to a group of young journalists at SMU last Wednesday. “The agent gets his three percent off the top. Uncle Sam is taking another 40 percent, off the top. Then you have living expenses and family. I’d say family is by far the worst because they are