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In two weeks and change, a new class of football players will be drafted into the NFL, creating the possibility of money which could secure them for a lifetime if handled appropriately.
For far too many, that money barely lasts a decade.
Via Ben Leubsdorf of the Wall Street Journal comes a report that nearly one out of every six NFL players goes bankrupt within 12 years of retirement.
Those numbers, compiled by the National Bureau of Economic Research, paint a disturbing picture.
Pointing to the median career offering the chance to make around $3.