How do pro football players age?
I mean football players age, I guess, if you're an offensive or defensive linemen, there's been some studies done that offensive/defensive linemen, that their life expectancy is less than the national average. I mean, the national average is 73 or 74 and I think NFL linemen are 67. So, the problem with offensive linemen is they're heavier people in general, and they're playing a position where their advantage is to be big and once they stop playing, they stop exercising on a daily basis and their food intake, they take in the same amount of calories, the same amount of lifestyle that they're accustomed to. They start to gain a lot of weight, put a lot of pressure on their heart, and what I've noticed is that they're having a hard time later on in life because they're having more health problems. As far as skill positions, receivers, quarterbacks and defensive backs, it's a little different because they might suffer from some debilitating injuries; knee injuries, shoulder injuries, or maybe some concussion syndrome stuff after their playing days are over, but I think, in general, we age the same as everybody else in society. Sometimes we might be better because we're more health-conscious about our bodies. So it just depends on, from player to player, everybody is going to be different.
