[Governor Dinwiddie]

Ultimately many of the professional athletes, through no fault of their own, were born without the intellectual wherewithal to handle such large sums of money. While they were gifted physically, they did not receive the same intellectual gifts.

The professional sports leagues should see to it that each athlete upon entering the league, is set up with a trust fund under a conservator ship which will handle the financial affairs of the athlete and guard that his money is not lost or squandered.

[simpson96]

I recall reading an article a few years back, where some NFL teams (or maybe it was all of them), had someone give a talk to incoming drafted players, to educate them about the shortness of their upcoming careers, and not to squander their money.

Obviously, some choose not to listen.

[MinorityRepublican]

Each player should pay a “tax” while they’re in the league so each time a player ends up bankrupt like Adrian, they will live in a facility that receives subsidies from the league.

[impimp]

That is a disgusting viewpoint. You sound like a lib trying to do what is best for people with no respect for freedom.

[Wissa]

Ultimately many of the professional athletes, through no fault of their own, were born without the intellectual wherewithal to handle such large sums of money.

The professional sports leagues should see to it that each athlete ... is set up with a trust fund under a conservator ship which will handle the financial affairs of the athlete ...

Maybe the government should set up a bureaucracy to handle that kind of thing for ALL of the people in the country. I'll bet a lot of us are spending our money in ways that Nancy Pelosi wouldn't agree with.

First step should probably be confiscating our IRAs and 401ks because some people make really, really poor decisions on how to invest their money. The government needs to protect them from screwing up, for their own good.

[USS Alaska]

The professional sports leagues should see to it that each athlete upon entering the league, is set up with a trust fund under a conservator ship which will handle the financial affairs of the athlete and guard that his money is not lost or squandered.

Well, OK, comrade.

The league should offer a financial course and suggest a course of action, but, "SET UP A TRUST FUND"?

HMMMM?

What would karl marx say?