Today, it’s not uncommon to see a former professional athlete struggle financially once they are out of the league. Large sums of money have been lost due to real-estate purchases, family issues, misplaced trust in poor investments and questionable financial-advisors. Many athletes find it difficult to adjust their expenses when they have stepped away from sports.
In a recent article on CNN, former NFL player LaMar C. Campbell discusses the challenges former NFL players’ face. He describes the transition from being in the NFL to the workplace as “working your way to president of a successful company, then being demoted to the stock room.” Campbell writes about the importance of professional athletes finding themselves off the field and applying there new identity into the workplace.
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