Evolution of the NFL Player
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The earliest NFL players were everymen....Meager pay and a sport struggling for popularity meant players worked other jobs.
...Their lives didn’t revolve around the game. It was common for players to “job in” for weekend contests, which didn’t allow for practice time with their teams.
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LDT treats the sport like it used to be....another job, not THE ONLY JOB.
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Today, only football’s elite players get to the NFL, and they are very well-compensated: by 2014, NFL players on average earn roughly $2.1 million a year. Competition for roster spots is fierce, with fewer than 1 percent of all college football players earning a roster post at the game’s highest level....Their training and preparation often continues through the offseason.
NFL players are professionals in every sense of the word, well-paid and well-trained students of the game whose lives revolve around football. The league, in turn, surrounds them with resources to help them become the best they can be.
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LDT's life does not revolve around football. He doesnt treat it has his full time profession, and it isnt his #1 priority.
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Today’s NFL players spend off seasons in rigorous conditioning, exercise and nutritional programs preparing for the next season. Clubs work with the players to provide sophisticated training techniques, equipment and medical expertise year-round.
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LDT is a student of medicine, but not the game.