From NFL to farming.

[Marveltone]

Feel good story of the week. Ex-NFL great leaves his career behind to take up farming for the needy. This man has a heart of gold.

Why a star football player traded NFL career for a tractor - CBS News

Bonus: If you look closely, you'll see an EA video playing on his computer!

Joe

 

[dave1949]

A unique individual. I hope it works for him.

 

[drssg]

Yes, I hope he's happy and has worked out the numbers to have a sustainable future. I'm actually surprised more wealthy people don't do something similar, as in quit your job and do something personally important.

 

[Dr_Zinj]

Smart man. Pro-football is a good way to live fast, die young and rich, and not really accomplish anything lasting in life.
This way he gets to do something useful with his money, have fun, and make a big impact in other people's lives.

 

[AaronS]

Great guy and great story!

 

[Tomtint]

NFL stands for Not For Long. Hopefully he played long enough and has a large enough nest egg to loose a large amount of money every year and live to a old age with out problems. Many pro athletes are ill equipped to fathom money handling matters.

 

[Pieter78]

Nice story .