The NFL Made Me Rich. I Won't Watch It Now.

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Audio

Careers, Sexuality, Business, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2014

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Domonique Foxworth can't stand to see players getting knocked unconscious. In this candid interview, he explains how his need for relevance and security took him from the NFL to Harvard. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustaining member. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I started to be honest with myself I guess more than I had been before and
0:03.6	except that you're just a football player like you're not
0:07.4	this deity that they built you up to be in high school and college. This is death, sex, and money.
0:18.0	That's death walking on the beach.
0:21.0	The show from WNC about the things we think about a lot.
0:24.4	So that's where my priorities are right now. Sex.
0:26.7	And need to talk about more.
0:28.7	Keep the small bills on the outside and call me if anyone gets drunk.
0:31.7	I mean a sale.
0:34.0	Dominique Foxworth used to play in the NFL.
0:37.0	Defense for the Baltimore Ravens, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Denver Broncos.
0:41.0	He was also president of the NFL Players Union for two years.
0:45.8	When we spoke, he was ending the summer in Baltimore, the city where he grew up, before starting
0:50.3	his second year at Harvard Business School. I was in New York, but we've been in the same
0:55.3	place before. I was at the 2004 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, and I was rooting for West Virginia.
1:04.0	Sorry about that.
1:05.0	Yeah.
1:06.0	Do you remember the score?
1:08.0	I know we had 40-something and I believe you guys were in the single digits or maybe like the teams.
1:14.0	That's right. No, 41 to 7.
1:16.0	Yeah, it was a good game.
1:18.0	No, it wasn't.
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