An NFL players life is "nasty, brutish, and short"

[MidnightVoice]

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/01/29/Sports/A_huge_problem.shtml

A 1994 study of 7,000 former players by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health found linemen had a 52 percent greater risk of dying from heart disease than the general population. While U.S. life expectancy is 77.6 years, recent studies suggest the average for NFL players is 55, 52 for linemen.

I knew they had a hard time, but 23 years less? Wow

[justasportsfan]

kickers life expectancy is 105

[MidnightVoice]

Bills Fans is about 45

[Buffalogic]

kickers life expectancy is 105Punters live to 200 like a tortoise

[Don't Panic]

To be fair, I'd like to see the average life expectancy of non-football players who are of the same size. That's a pretty important factor that is being overlooked here. I'm not trying to downplay recent events... just want to give it a fair spin.

[Skooby]

Moral of the story, don't put your kids on the line even if the coach say it's the best spot for him.

[Slim]

Moral of the story, don't put your kids on the line even if the coach say it's the best spot for him.

Just hope your kid isn't 6-5 315lb.

[Skooby]

Just hope your kid isn't 6-5 315lb.

He's supposed to be ~6'5" ~240 lbs, so there's several options there. He's been throwing with me for 7 years now, I'll never get tired of it. I love my boy, he makes me happy & proud.

[gr8slayer]

Studies like this make me think that there are some big changes coming for the game at some point in the future.

[YardRat]

"I'm the one who chose to be a lineman. If I wanted to play football, I was going to be a lineman. That's the skill I was given. If you're really that worried about it, do something else."

[Skooby]

Studies like this make me think that there are some big changes coming for the game at some point in the future.

Post career dietician classes should be free, these guys know how to workout.

[ServoBillieves]

As quoted by Yard, they don't need to play. They can lose the weight and get degrees. No ones holding a gun to their heads. They make hundreds of thousands. Is shorten my life for near a million.

[gr8slayer]

Post career dietician classes should be free, these guys know how to workout.
I don't know that it's something entirely diet related. You have to consider that a lot of these guys, especially linemen, are 300+ pounds from the age 16 to 30+ (because they have to be). That's a lot of years of just beating the hell out of your heart, and all the organs in your body. On top of that, they are likely putting supplements in their bodies that are bettering their performance, but aren't doing them any favors from a health standpoint. A lot of them have varying injuries, and pain medicines are the NFL's dark little secret, also do you no favors when it comes to health.

Then, you retire and for the first time in your life you're just another person, and don't really have the ability to go out and do anything else with your life. Then the depression kicks in, then you start having financial issues and you go from being an NFL player, to a brick layer (Fridge).

[Slim]

Then, you retire and for the first time in your life you're just another person, and don't really have the ability to go out and do anything else with your life. Then the depression kicks in, then you start having financial issues and you go from being an NFL player, to a brick layer (Fridge).

This is why you consult with my families wealth management firm.