Spergon Wynn considers himself a “baseball dad.” Marc Bulger is an Olympic hopeful. Tim Watson teaches high school history. Shannon Taylor teaches PE. Anthony Becht talks about football for a living. Fred Robbins helps kids who are learning the game. And Chris McIntosh works under a man he once called “Coach.”
More than two decades ago, NFL teams drafted them. Their careers, on average, lasted six years. Since retiring, they’ve sent children to college. They’ve embarked on second and third careers. Their classmates have moved on as well. Of the 254 players picked in the 2000 draft, only 21 stuck around past 2010.