Back To School Time

Author:
Greg Michaels
Updated:
Jan 14, 2019
Original:
Jun 26, 2009

For those of you running for cover to b-school for the next two years, you may see some familiar faces from Sunday afternoons from time to time. To stem the tide of financially ruinous behavior of its players, the NFL is sending players to classes at leading business schools. With 78% of ex-players going bankrupt within two years of retirement, the NFL wants its players to get financial advice from somebody other than the Fast Money crew (or Lenny Dykstra).
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