I had a high school friend that played at SDSU and said he hated football

Jan 9, 2021
5:10:48pm

cougarblue All-American

He just wanted a degree. He almost made it to the NFL. I could see how one would hate it...getting concussions, injuries, yelled at by opposing fans, travel, politics.

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Do you think it’s true that most NFL football players don’t enjoy it?

Future_Tacos

1/9/21 5:07pm

Yes.

RdF3

1/9/21 5:08pm

I'm sure they mostly enjoy the games, but its essentially a job, and I'm sure

cougaman

1/9/21 5:09pm

No, not the ones that make the NFL

USMCdad

1/9/21 5:10pm

Maybe early in their careers they do but not late. Love the $$$ though.

Turnpike Lane

1/9/21 5:10pm

I had a high school friend that played at SDSU and said he hated football

cougarblue

1/9/21 5:10pm

Yes. Only a small fraction make tons of money and the rest have horribly taxing jobs and very little security. The

YIsForBrigham

1/9/21 5:12pm

Nixon said that on BYUtv back in December. He said that in the NFL it’s all about money, and every man for himself.

cheezedawg

1/9/21 5:14pm

Lifi

1/9/21 5:15pm

most? like 51%? Yeah, i could buy that.

BlueFrog

1/9/21 5:17pm

The % of people that enjoy it is probably higher than most jobs. But I think the

Lance71

1/9/21 7:00pm

Very very tough job

Qhall

1/9/21 7:35pm

I know a lot of MLB players don't love their jobs, and football is more physically demanding, so I'm sure there's a lot

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