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NFL Sends Players to Millionaires' School

Non-stars prep for second careers

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 31, 2008 6:26 PM CDT

(Newser) – The average NFL player leaves football after 4 years. That’s enough time to make decent money—the average annual salary is about $1.7 million—but not enough to learn how to use it. So the NFL is helping out its 20-something millionaires by... Read full story »

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