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  • FACT: The overall college graduation rate of about 80% among retired NFL players is much higher than the general population rate of 30%
  • MYTH: 78% of all NFL players are divorced, bankrupt or unemployed two years after leaving the NFL
  • FACT: NFL retirees are more likely to be currently married than comparable men in the general population and are less likely to have never been married
  • MYTH: 78% of all NFL players are divorced, bankrupt or unemployed two years after leaving the NFL
  • FACT: The divorce rates for NFL retirees (age 30-49) are comparably lower to the divorce rates for the same segment of the general population- 20% vs. 26%
  • MYTH: 78% of all NFL players are divorced, bankrupt or unemployed two years after leaving the NFL
  • FACT: Financial well-being: NFL retirees have higher income than men of similar ages in the general population
  • MYTH: 78% of all NFL players are divorced, bankrupt or unemployed two years after leaving the NFL
  • FACT: The number of retirees that indicate they were “depressed at the current time” is comparably lower than the same segment of the general population... the current time” is comparably lower than the same segment of the general population
  • MYTH: 78% of all NFL players are divorced, bankrupt or unemployed two years after leaving the NFL
May 18 2012
We are excited to report that on June 25th, 2012, The NFL-Wharton Prep Leadership Program is being launched as a selective leadership and achieveme...
May 18 2012
Player Engagement’s popular Broadcast Boot Camp will enter its sixth year when 23 current and former players descend on NFL Films headquarters in M...
May 18 2012
This Spring, NFL Player Engagement hosted a group of 37 former athletes at the 5th NFL Career Transition Program at Georgia Tech.
May 18 2012
On April 19th, the Player Engagement staff and club Directors of Player Engagement completed a year-long executive education program to receive their certifications as Athlete-Development Professionals.
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