On the final day of the National Football League’s annual Rookie Symposium today, former Minnesota Vikings receiver—and should be Hall of Famer—Cris Carter lectured players about the potential dangers of making poor life decisions. Hopefully, the they will take Cris’ words to heart.
Cris made poor decisions in his own life, dealing with alcoholism and addiction. But he managed to pull himself together to become one of the league’s best receivers of all-time. And now he can speak from experience—and from the heart—about what it takes to be a success in the NFL:
“I was here when Ryan Leaf was here. But …read more

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Recently drafted players like Chiefs DT Glenn Dorsey, Jets DE Vernon Gholston, Rams DE Chris Long, Miami T Jake Long and Falcons QB Matt Ryan will learn the importance of personal brand management as part of the new NFL Player Brand University.
In its first year, the program will consist of two brand boot camp sessions designed to teach new players the fundamentals of brand development, by combining their on-field achievements with the community and business opportunities they pursue off-the-field. The sessions, which are mandatory for rookies and open to veterans, will be held …read more

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Here’s the transcript from Commissioner Goodell’s press conference at the annual NFL Rookie Symposium in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
How the Symposium has lasted this long and the concern about players in their first year.
COMMISSIONER: The focus for us is how do we make these guys better men. What can we do to help prepare them for the decisions they will have to make as NFL players? It’s a big transition from college, so I think we’re providing some tools for them. The big focus for us is how do we expand on this, …read more