A typical retirement goal is $3M to live off of. That takes 7 years at league minimum with putting away every cent to make that. No expenses or anything else. A typical low end career is 3.5 years. So these guys often don’t make enough to retire or come close. And they don’t qualify for retired player healthcare until 7 years service.

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