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“I’ to relive the unceremonious end to my career thanks to a nosy woman in line at the coffee shop I’d learned over the past few nizable in the time since I’d been booted from my team than it had been the whole three seasons I’d played for them

It wasn’t like I blended in, though Once, sticking out like this had been all I wanted; now fading into the background hat I needed

The exit path for former players was a crash course in how not to live the rest of your life People fla point or parlayed their experience into so moment had been layered over a football backdrop Practices Playbook reviews Traveling for gahteen years, since pee-wee football began when I was eight, I’d devoted ridiron—what the hell was I supposed to do now?

Sports coa had flae transcript wasn’t winning nizable enough to start up a car dealership like a lot of guys did when they left the pros Besides, you need capital to jumpstart a business fast, and all nature on a dotted line

My agent had worked out a deal with an accountant to protectwas locked up tight, only accessible in h to keeparound for a check wasn’t my style and my skills were limited Sports co off the deep end, but no aotten me even a ‘fuck off’ in response

Sarab him a coffee first It was the least I could do

He’d been pale and skinnier the last tiuilt bore down on me like a whole squad of offensive linemen prepared to takehow I’d let Felix down before he died

Brushing past the sidewalk surliness, I went inside to get a couple cups of coffee, if only to have so to do with my hands when I showed up at Simply Stark

A text rolled in

Hunter: You’re still coame this afternoon

Me: Of course

August: He’s trying to get out of it

Me: Isn’t that Everest’s job?

Everest: Fuck Off

Me: Shocking language frouy