The game of football is so violent that you need to play it for more reasons than just the money. The crippling injuries linger throughout their later years. Many players have been inept in building a financial future for after their playing days.
I wonder what motivates WR Terrell Owens to sign a contract to play in a minor league of arena football. It's not even the Arena Football League, but something called the Indoor Football League with a team based in Allen, Texas. He will receive an ownership stake in the team which starts to play on Feb 25th.
Owens will be a star in this league and its marque player. Will it get him a tryout with a NFL team? He sat on the sidelines this year as no team offered him a contract. If he doesn't make it back to the NFL, he can make some money doing this. It just seems like such a small stage for a guy who had 1,078 catches for 15,934 yards and 153 TD's in 15 seasons for five different teams.
Since he is taking a drastic pay cut to play in the IFL, was he willing to play for the veteran's minimum to keep his NFL playing carer alive? No team was about to offer him a ton of money.
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