How would you behave differently than other NFL players if you were one?

Reverend Conehead · Jul 22, 2020

I would live an ultra frugal lifestyle, driving a Honda Civic, living in an inexpensive apartment or mobile home, cooking lots of beans and rice recipes, and then I would put massive amounts of money into safe investments.

I would never show boat. I would not even spike the ball when making a touchdown. My celebration would consist of tossing the ball to the ref and then maybe high-fiving some teammates. I would be the anti-Playboy, together and dedicated to one girl. Would I dare recycle the line, "I enjoy sex just as much as anyone, only I do it with one girl"? That line has been used before. Would I re-use it? Hmmmmm. Maybe.

After games, I would seek out foreign press and then if possible do interviews in French or in German. In my locker, I would have displayed a Swiss flag. If I were upset with a ref's bad call, I would call him a "meanie."

CowboyRoy · Jul 22, 2020

gjkoeppen said:
So if someone holds his pinky right when drinking a cup of tea and spends money then they have class? There have been 2nd and 3rd generation wealth that have made some pretty odd purchases. Also what you think is classy to others could be thought of as being anal and 17th century and others may think what you think is classy is actually bourgeois.

None of this has to do with all to many NFL players who spend money needlessly or foolishly instead of doing a better job of planning for the days when those big checks aren't coming in.

As far as lottery winners I remember when a girl on her eighteenth birthday from Minnesota or Michigan bought her first powerball ticket and won like 300 million dollars and then just 6 years later she filed for bankruptcy. and was living in a 1 room studio apartment and no longer had any car at all. She was part of a hour long docuspecial. There was another guy that was one of the original powerball winners who lived in a nice enough home that needed a little bit of repairs which he did and he bought both he and his wife new cars. About 16 years after winning the lottery he and his wife were traveling about 100 miles to see some relatives when a semi driver crossed the center line and hit their car. Both died from the crash and at that time he still had several millions of dollars that he left to several relatives. All the money from his lottery winnings didn't change that man much but like they said in that piece, that is the rarity.
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LOL...………..that is pretty much the dumbest thing I have read on here in a while.

Who said anything about pinky fingers? :lmao2:

You obviously cant read for squat and you have NO idea what class is.

Hennessy_King · Jul 22, 2020

daboyzruleperiod said:
HA! I doubt the wife and all those wee ones would like that, Daddy.

This is true lol. Might have to give the wife a severance package with all that $$.

Red Dragon · Jul 22, 2020

Reverend Conehead said:
After games, I would seek out foreign press and then if possible do interviews in French or in German.

I like this. You are trilingual? I enjoyed watching Kobe Bryant doing an interview in Italian; he was fluent in it. I like seeing any American celebrities who are fluent in a non-English language.

shabazz · Jul 22, 2020

Red Dragon said:
Exactly. I am OK with players making mistakes - it happens to everyone. What I cannot stand is a grinning or "who cares" attitude about it.

I used to not be a fan of them laughing after losses and such........but I realized its just a job for them and we're the only idiots getting upset after a loss

Red Dragon · Jul 22, 2020

I would add - if I were an NFL starter, I would probably only play 5-6 years at most, collect money, try to win championships - and then retire. I have a real fear of brain injury or other injuries. I would want to minimize my injury risk; no 10-15 year long careers for me.

kskboys · Jul 22, 2020

Wouldn't change much from what I have now at all. Might enlarge the living room.

shabazz · Jul 22, 2020

Red Dragon said:
I would add - if I were an NFL starter, I would probably only play 5-6 years at most, collect money, try to win championships - and then retire. I have a real fear of brain injury or other injuries. I would want to minimize my injury risk; no 10-15 year long careers for me.

Some of them like Dexter Manley and Morris Claiborne really didn't have much to lose.....

Blake · Jul 22, 2020

None of us knows.

Bobhaze · Jul 22, 2020

For everyone that says “I would take less”, be aware that pro sports players associations usually frown upon any players that take less than market value because it puts unfair pressure on other players who may not have the same circumstances. You would run the risk of being a pariah to your fellow players.

The average length of an NFL player’s career is not quite three years, according to a 2016 study by the Wall Street Journal, which analyzed data from 2008 to 2014. The time these guys have in the NFL is probably the opportunity to earn the most money they can in a lifetime. Asking a 20 something year old player to take less money is silly to me.

Like when everyone points to Tom Brady for taking a “team friendly” deal below his value. Brady’s wife makes more in a year than he probably will in five. It’s a poor example. Stars like Brady have already made tons of cash and are not in the same boat as a young player who hasn’t had a big payday yet.

To the original OP question, “How would you behave differently than other NFL players?”
Answer: I would just be myself. I never try to be like anyone else anyway, lol.

kskboys · Jul 22, 2020

Bobhaze said:
For everyone that says “I would take less”, be aware that pro sports players associations usually frown upon any players that take less than market value because it puts unfair pressure on other players who may not have the same circumstances. You would run the risk of being a pariah to your fellow players.

The average length of an NFL player’s career is not quite three years, according to a 2016 study by the Wall Street Journal, which analyzed data from 2008 to 2014. The time these guys have in the NFL is probably the opportunity to earn the most money they can in a lifetime. Asking a 20 something year old player to take less money is silly to me.

Like when everyone points to Tom Brady for taking a “team friendly” deal below his value. Brady’s wife makes more in a year than he probably will in five. It’s a poor example. Stars like Brady have already made tons of cash and are not in the same boat as a young player who hasn’t had a big payday yet.

To the original OP question, “How would you behave differently than other NFL players?”
Answer: I would just be myself. I never try to be like anyone else anyway, lol.

The 3 years thing is so off. That is taking into account those who aren't good enough.

I'd say offhand the average length of a starter's NFL career is about 8-10 years.

Red Dragon · Jul 22, 2020

kskboys said:
The 3 years thing is so off. That is taking into account those who aren't good enough.

I'd say offhand the average length of a starter's NFL career is about 8-10 years.

Yes, as I said in my OP, you are hypothetically an athlete with the elite skill of someone like Moss and Brady. Basically, you can play as long as you want because you'll be in high demand all the way until the day your abilities finally start to fall off.

Jake · Jul 22, 2020

"I wOlUd pLaY fOr frEE beCauze i lovE thE gAmE."

RoboQB · Jul 22, 2020

"Will you teach me to foot ball?"

gjkoeppen · Jul 22, 2020

CowboyRoy said:
LOL...………..that is pretty much the dumbest thing I have read on here in a while.

Who said anything about pinky fingers?

You obviously cant read for squat and you have NO idea what class is.

Talk about not knowing about things. Why is uit that when in movies when they have a person with "class" they do the things like hold their pinky a certain way when drinking tea. The whole purpose of my comment is to show what you think is classy very well may be not be considered as classy by others. But you're to hung up on what you think on things to see any other perspective understand that yours could be wrong.
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Valkyr · Jul 22, 2020

I'd be Irvin x 10.

I'd be wearing a fur coat with no pants with a hooker on each arm just to go get the mail.

SackMaster · Jul 22, 2020

This is actually a great thread on the phycology.

While I'm going to assume most of us have had a "normal" life (ie not worshiped by other people), of course it would be easy for us to say thing like

I would be humble
I would know who my real friends are
I would not do XYZ

While a lot of athlete will say "I was always told I wasn't good / fast / strong / athletic enough", the reality is probably they were one of the best athletes in the school / town / area. They probably had 10x more people tell them they were great and can make it to the top (even if some people did not believe it as he was likely thier "meal ticket").

Even without that kind of youth, if tomorrow every time you went out in public you were asked for an autograph, told how great you are, you're someone's hero, and/or (bit not limited to) people of the opposite sex thinking you are so "hot" (even if they don't really believe it), how long before you start changing?

Then on the other side, oh you didn't sign an autograph for a kid wearing the OTHER TEAM'S jersey .... what kind of monster are you and/or other evenly stupid criticisms because some entitled jerk believes you own him something?

It does not sound fun for me at all.

So while I would not mind being rich, I have absolutely no desire for any fame. And the great thing is I already know who really loves me for me since I've been a poor a hole most of my life. If you didn't like me before, go take a hike.

Anyways, just my $0.02.
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Johnny23 · Jul 23, 2020

When I was in the 8th grade I wrote out my life goals. One of them was making 100 million dollars playing football for the Dallas Cowboys. So no I wouldn't take a pay cut.

I am wilding out.

I am doing movies in the off season and tv show cameos on the bye weeks on sitcoms.

I am living it up as I sack the quarterback baby and clowning on fans who hate on me online through message boards and social media. Matter of fact I would join this forum and troll and gaslight many of the fans here. As well as on Twitter and Instagram.

I would rub in my contract to ya'll school teachers and working stiffs. And flex just to amuse myself and play the bad for once.

No.

I ain't giving up nothing if I had the talent of my football hero Reggie White. Could play all-time great defense suddenly.

cowboyed · Jul 23, 2020

What's next, how would you behave differently than other NFL players if you had the smallest wiener in the locker room?

DuncanIso · Jul 23, 2020

I would invest as much money as I could.

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