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Five myths about the NFL - The Washington Post - 1 views

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shared by samanthaamaya on 02 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • A poor African American teen is recognized for his athletic talents, winds up attending college on a scholarship and eventually makes the pros.
  • According to the NFL Players Association, only 215 of the 100,000 high school seniors who play football in a given year will make the pros.
  • the average length of an NFL career is less than four seasons.
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  • 78 percent of players went bankrupt, or were on the verge of doing so, within two years of retiring.
  • fans lose sight of the larger reality:
  • The NFL is essentially a lottery ticket.
  • football deludes us into believing that every kid has a shot — so long as he weighs 280 pounds, can run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds and doesn’t mind putting his body at risk of permanent injury for our entertainment.
  • samanthaamaya on 02 Oct 14
     
    -NFL is like a lottery ticket. Players went bankrupt. Every kid has a shot as long as they can maintain a body weight and can run really fast. Economic salvation.
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