You just cut Dortch's career by half. You said he'd play until he's 30.
where?
I said he'd earn more before age 30 with a short career. Never said he'd play to age 30...in part because that's not a short career in the NFL
Has a short career is not the same as "with a short career".
this, ladies and gentlemen, is rjkarl distilled to his essence
Lol, rj, come on
I understand it's me, but the implication was that he would play until he's 30.
Of course, you guys neglect the clear moving of the goalposts from age 40 to age 50.
I get it. Even when I'm right in pointing out, I'm wrong.
The average NFL career, according to the NFLPA, is 3.3 years. Average.
The NFL says it's 6 years, which is longer, but still not age 30.
One of the weakest parts of the NFL is how insultingly low their disability coverage is. This is another piece of evidence of how weak the NFLPA is.
"The NFL does provide limited disability coverage that offers benefits of about $180,000 after taxes. That's not enough to compensate an injured player for the wages they could have earned , according to Larcheveque. An NFL spokeswoman referred questions about player insurance to the NFL Players Association."
You quoted from a CBS Sports article written 5 years ago: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/most-nfl-players-dont-buy-disability-insurance/ The point of that article was that players often choose to not buy their own disability insurance on top of what is offered through the NFL CBA. It was not to critique the NFL CBA.
The NFLPA now offers a more comprehensive disability benefit program which is outlined on pages 27-29 of this linked PDF: https://nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/NFLPA/Active%20Player%20Resources/Benefits_Book.pdf
NFL players with disabilities can receive: a) Line-of-duty disability benefits; b) Total and Permanent Disability Benefits; c) Neurocognitive Disability Benefits; d) The 88 Plan for health benefits for players that develop dementia. The treatment of NFL players with disabilities is far from perfect, but strides are being made to improve disability coverage, and this has been a major focus of the NFLPA in recent years.
You quoted from a CBS Sports article written 5 years ago: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/most-nfl-players-dont-buy-disability-insurance/ The point of that article was that players often choose to not buy their own disability insurance on top of what is offered through the NFL CBA. It was not to critique the NFL CBA.
The NFLPA now offers a more comprehensive disability benefit program which is outlined on pages 27-29 of this linked PDF: https://nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/NFLPA/Active%20Player%20Resources/Benefits_Book.pdf
NFL players with disabilities can receive: a) Line-of-duty disability benefits; b) Total and Permanent Disability Benefits; c) Neurocognitive Disability Benefits; d) The 88 Plan for health benefits for players that develop dementia. The treatment of NFL players with disabilities is far from perfect, but strides are being made to improve disability coverage, and this has been a major focus of the NFLPA in recent years.