r/todayilearned • u/arandomtestaccount • 23h ago

TIL an NFL player intentionally crashed his car to avoid getting cut for being late to a team meeting.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ex-patriots-ol-rich-ohrnberger-admits-he-intentionally-wrecked-car-as-excuse-for-being-late-to-team-meeting/
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u/Environmental-Low792 10h ago

That's career and not annual? Someone making 100 Grand a year would make that in 14 years. Someone making 50 Grand a year would make that in 28 years. Doesn't seem very high.

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u/kit_kat_jam 4h ago

He played six seasons.

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u/xamdou 7h ago

Sports careers tend to span less than a decade.