Why NFL Players Go Broke.........

So, figure a player gets drafted in 2009, signs for the minimum and lasts three years in the league: He will have earned about $1.2 million in salary. Factor in taxes, cost of living and the misguided belief that there will be more years and bigger paydays down the road, and it becomes a lot easier to see how so many players struggle with money after their careers end. Nobody plans on playing just three years in the NFL, you know? The average NFL career lasts just three years, you can't buy big fancy homes, cars, expensive clothes and live high on the hog. That's how the money runs out. DUH!