That's one of those things that's sad but I can't really feel too much empathy for them since a lot of people won't even come close to seeing that amount of money in a lifetime. I always thought that they had classes or seminars for rookies to help them know how to manage their money so they could prevent these types of things from happening as often as they do. That's why these guys need to always have a backup plan in case things don't work out for whatever reason.
I don't think that it should be up to the NFL, that should be something the players agent should be doing.
That's what I was thinking and where Cris Carter acted like a complete idiot a year or two ago. I'm assuming that these guys think that now that they're in the NFL, that they're going to be making the big bucks and that money is going to keep rolling on in for years and years because they feel invincible and that it'll never happen to them. The first guy that comes to mind when I think about stuff like this is Andre Rison and how he went completely bankrupt if memory serves.
I believe they work for both themselves and the player. They need to keep their client happy or else risk losing them to another agency. And if you lose someone to another company, it makes them and the company look bad and thus, less people will want to work with them.
