SbB: 4% of NFL Players Have Careers Over 3 Years

Why it’s so important to get PAID with your first contract and how unfair rookie contracts are:

Over the past 20 years, 15,018 players played in the NFL, but only 631 (4%) played three or more years. The average career length is 3.7 seasons, but players do not receive benefits unless they put in four years, both stats according to the NFL.

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