Not for long
Subtitle: the life and career of the NFL athlete
By: Robert W. Turner, II
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780199892907
Subjects: Health and hygiene; Football; National Football League; Football injuries; Social conditions; Football players
Description: The NFL is the most popular professional sports league in the United States. Its athletes receive multimillion-dollar contracts and almost endless media attention. The league's most important game, the Super Bowl, is practically a national holiday. Making it to the NFL, however, is not about the promised land of fame and fortune. Robert W. Turner II draws on his personal experience as a former professional football player as well as interviews with more than 140 current and former NFL players to reveal what it means to be an athlete in the NFL and explain why so many players struggle with life after football.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.