Trevor Pryce - article on retirement

**RavenMadness** · 05-02-2012, 07:46 PM

A good read...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/sp...f-it.html?_r=1

**wickedsolo** · 05-02-2012, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by RavenMadness

A good read...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/sp...f-it.html?_r=1

That is a very good read.

Thanks for posting that. I wonder why he doesn't try and get into coaching? I always thought that he could probably be a pretty solid DL coach.

**Raven Maniac** · 05-02-2012, 10:32 PM

This was a great article, read it a week or so ago.

**Rxdoxx** · 05-02-2012, 10:48 PM

Thanks, super sense of humor also.

**LukeDaniel** · 05-03-2012, 12:07 AM

I think he seems to be handling retirement better than most. I particularly like how he seems to recognize his imbalances of perspective that NFL history had implanted in him. He's not asking for anyone's sympathy, but seems to long for a more action in his life. I imagine that's how so many players feel after their moment is finished. Some, like Trevor, seem to handle it well. Others (ironically like Junior Seau proved today) do not.

Seems like we won't be reading about Trevor Pryce going bankrupt anytime soon... and I think that shows you that these athletes who spend their money like buffoons are not as common as we think.

**Irish Raven** · 05-03-2012, 05:45 AM

He has a very engaging style of writing
Great article

**Dragz** · 05-03-2012, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

Thanks for posting that. I wonder why he doesn't try and get into coaching? I always thought that he could probably be a pretty solid DL coach.

People thought that Gretzky would be a great coach and that Jordan would be a great owner/executive...

**HoustonRaven** · 05-03-2012, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by LukeDaniel

and I think that shows you that these athletes who spend their money like buffoons are not as common as we think.

SI did some research on the subject and found that that upwards of 75% of NFL players experience some kind of financial stress or bankrupt within 3 years of their last game.

http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/a...letes-go-broke

75% is pretty common in my book.

**Kevlar** · 05-03-2012, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by HoustonRaven

SI did some research on the subject and found that that upwards of 75% of NFL players experience some kind of financial stress or bankrupt within 3 years of their last game.

http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/a...letes-go-broke

75% is pretty common in my book.

Most NFL players never see the big money the stars do. What is the average length of service? Not more than a few years. A lot of these guys probably never see more than a few hundred grand, and most likely aren't putting much of that into a 401k.