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Professional Football Player

[|Tasks]


 * Professional football players play a rough sport in front of an audience.** People pay to watch these players show off their skills on the field and cheer for these players. **Players work out all year, including the off-season when their are no games to play.** **Players must stay in the best shape possible and be able to perform well in each game. This sport includes mental and physical strength, and players must be able work through this**. It is not easy to play professional football, being that everyone around you is very talented.

Level of Education Required

To be able to be drafted into the NFL, **you must take at least 3 years of college.** Most Division 1 football teams in college are looked at for drafting players into the NFL(National Football League). **No licensure or special tests are needed to become a professional football player**, but the competition of getting in is very high. **This amount of education will take you up to 3-4 years depending on if your good enough to get to the NFL after your third year in college.**

[|Salary]

The salary of a professional football player depends on the years of experience and talent. A veteran will usually make more then a rookie player because of their amount of experience and talent. In 2010, **the average salary for a player having experienced some years in the NFL was about 1 million dollars. The average rookie salary in 2010 was about 325,000 dollars**, having no years experienced in the NFL. **The benefits that come with this job are being famous and very wealthy**.

[|Future Prospects/Chances of getting this job]

Competition for being a professional football player is **very intense for a small amount of jobs**. Most of the time Division 1 colleges are looked at to draft players into the NFL. **Professional athlete is not an easy job to get too because of the popularity and the amount of skill that is needed to be able to play.** Not everyone can make it, but some are capable and are able to make it depending on their skill, education, and love for the game.

[|Average hours spent on the job]


 * Professional football players spend an average of 40 hours a week** to play at their highest level possible every game. They also go to meetings and watch films of their opposing team. **Players have games on Mondays, Thursdays and mostly Sundays, so their very busy during the season. Players have lots of time off during the off-season, but they still have to work out and stay in shape.**

[|High School]

Most of todays professional football players played highschool football. The best way to be on the road of a professional football player is to **play highschool football and to get good grades to be be able to go to a Division 1 college.**

[|College Education]

Most football teams require good grades, so it would be good to get the best grades possible in college. Most Division 1 schools are looked at for drafting players into the professional league, so playing football in a Division 1 school would be great.