Eletronic

PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER

Duties and Responsibilities: As a footballer you would play as part of a team in a professional or semi-professional league. Depending on the level you play at, you may have other responsibilities like giving media interviews, charity work and coaching. You’ll need to be a very competitive person but also work well in a team. You'll have to keep yourself very fit. Most professional footballers start learning football skills from around nine or ten years old. They tend to be spotted by club talent scouts playing for youth or school teams and offered a place at a club's Football Academy or Centre of Excellence.

Salary: Top salaries are going up all the time in the NFL, but as of 2011, the highest paid players made over $20 Million. These players included Peyton Manning at $23 million (according to Richest People for 2011; Spot Trac has him at $18 million for 2012), Eli Manning at $ 20.5 Million, and Donovan McNabb at $25 million

Education: Most pro football players spend at least three years playing college football to hone their skills as well as conform with a National Football League rule requiring the players be at least three years removed from their high school graduation before playing for the NFL. Given the short careers, big money and other issues that face young football players, a college education is one important type of education they should acquire. There are other types of education, aside from their time spent playing college football, that would benefit pro athletes immensely.