5 Mistakes NFL Rookies Make....

[NewColtsFan]

The writer is an agent for players and coaches.... I'm pretty sure he's Jim Harbaugh's agent. He was when Harbs was at Stanford.

Lists the mistakes that rookies traditionally make and offers recommendations on how to avoid making them.

Good stuff... a good and easy read....

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/06/nfp-five-mistakes-most-nfl-rookies-will-make/1?csp=obinsite#.T9V7zY4qMRw

[CR91]

is getting a DUI during otas on the list

[NewColtsFan]

is getting a DUI during otas on the list

Are you kidding?

It's numero uno!!

[21isSuperman]

A lot of that stuff is common sense. You would think that with the ridiculous paychecks these guys get, they would be able to better manage their money. And with all the resources the NFL provides to the players, there is no excuse for things like drinking and driving

[bahhummbug]

is getting a DUI during otas on the list

Just was saying on other thread what a year for DUIs DWIs PEDs seriously even a 4 mill contract and I would be fetching my own spring water to drink just to make sure nothing was in it.

[southwest1]

A lot of that stuff is common sense. You would think that with the ridiculous paychecks these guys get, they would be able to better manage their money. And with all the resources the NFL provides to the players, there is no excuse for things like drinking and driving

For a number of athletes that make to the pros with large bonuses, this is their first taste to real, serious money. If they came from an impoverished background growing up, either other coaches & wealthy community boosters gave you money to pay the bills or you went without. To paraphrase Deion Sanders "fame & fortunate make you display your true character traits." They perpetuate who you are. Is football a vessel for women, glory, & self gratification or merely a diversion on the way to NFL Hall Of Fame immortality?

Most people, particularly professional athletes, have no idea to manage lucrative salaries/game checks. If you have never had money all your life & then hit the lottery career wise. You have a tendency to go bananas. They think their careers will last forever & they will never get hurt. Even if they hire a money manger/chief accountant, they can still get ripped off. Case in point, Dwight Freeney & Terrell Owens who claims people took advantage of him & convinced him to make a series of bad investments. Yeah, I don't buy that lame excuse either on T.O.'s part.

[Kenny]

Cannot stress how good of an informal read this was, if only Blackmon saw this lol.

[RGIII]

Good read, definitely brings any number of players to mind when you read each point. That whole "Al Harris keeps his body fat under 4%" thing is almost certainly flat out wrong, though. He definitely never carried much in the way of extra weight but that's an absurdly low number and you can tell just by looking at photos of the man that whatever method he was using to measure that was low by a good 3-6%.

[John Dee]

A lot of that stuff is common sense. You would think that with the ridiculous paychecks these guys get, they would be able to better manage their money. And with all the resources the NFL provides to the players, there is no excuse for things like drinking and driving

believe me... "common sense" is not so common in ANY demographic, occupation, or race.

It's comical how stupid some are.