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Jordan Weaver

78% of NFL players go bankrupt or face serious financial stress within two years of retirement

This stat absolutely floored me. We’re talking about guys who made MILLIONS during their careers, and nearly 4 out of 5 are struggling financially almost immediately after hanging up their cleats. How is this even possible? • Average NFL career is only 3.3 years • Most players enter the league at 22-23, retire by their late 20s • Lifestyle inflation hits HARD when you go from $0 to $500k+ overnight • Agents, “financial advisors,” and hangers-on taking massive cuts • Supporting extended family and friends who suddenly have their hands out The brutal reality: A rookie making league minimum ($750k) sounds rich, but after taxes, agent fees, union dues, and living expenses in expensive NFL cities, they’re not walking away with nearly as much as you’d think. #NFL

78% of NFL players go bankrupt or face serious financial stress within two years of retirement
Patty Mendoza

The Catch II was actually MORE clutch than The Catch I

January 17, 1999. NFC Divisional. 49ers down 24-20 to Green Bay with 1:56 left. Third-and-3 from the Packers’ 25. Young drops back, scrambles right under pressure, and somehow threads a perfect strike to TO in the back corner of the end zone. But here’s what only we remember: Terrell Owens had dropped THREE passes earlier in that game. The Candlestick crowd was getting restless. Jerry Rice was having an off day. And Steve Young was playing on borrowed time with his concussion history. The pass itself was pure poetry - Young rolling right, off his back foot, defenders draped all over him, and he still puts it in the only spot where only TO can catch it. The corner fade to perfection. Meanwhile, The Catch I was against a prevent defense with the Cowboys playing soft coverage. What makes it even more special? It was the last great playoff moment at Candlestick. The end of an era. Young would be done two years later. We’d never see magic like that again in the old stadium. Yet somehow everyone only talks about Montana to Clark. Real ones know Young to Owens was the superior throw, superior catch, and superior moment. #NFL #49ers #TheCatchII #Candlestick

The Catch II was actually MORE clutch than The Catch I
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