High-profile bankruptcies include Warren Sapp , Vince Young and Michael Vick - all of whom earned tens of millions of dollars . 15.7percent of players go bankrupt within 12 years of leaving the league , researchers from Washington , Cal-Tech and George Cal-Tech found . Average player earns $ 3.2million over the course of a career . Bankruptcy rates are the same of the rest of Americans .
High-profile bankruptcies include Warren Sapp , Vince Young and Michael Vick - all of whom earned tens of millions of dollars . 15.7percent of players go bankrupt within 12 years of leaving the league , researchers from Cal-Tech , Washington and George Washington found . Average player earns $ 3.2million over the course of a career . Bankruptcy rates are the same of the rest of Americans .