Puka wants to be done at 30

Mar 24, 2025
4:49:19pm

yahtzee Intervention Needed

Rams WR Puka Nacua, 23, says he wants to retire at 30 - ESPN

Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua wants to retire at 30. The 23-year-old said he'd like to follow a path similar to that of future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald, who retired at 33 after 10 years in the NFL.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44389776/rams-wr-puka-nacua-23-says-wants-retire-30

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Puka wants to be done at 30

yahtzee

Mar 24, 4:49pm

Woah

TNT

Mar 24, 4:51pm

30: money + health = wisdom.

BleedCougarBlue2

Mar 24, 4:51pm

Well in the NFL after a couple of years you are going to be hurting

TNT

Mar 24, 4:51pm

Even with 10 yrs in the NFL, as a WR I bet he’d still be more healthy than

BleedCougarBlue2

Mar 24, 4:56pm

We’ll see. He is making $1 million per year for two more years. If he stays

Jdoc

Mar 24, 4:52pm

If he stays healthy he'll get 100 million

JuicyJam

Mar 24, 4:54pm

Which after taxes and agent fees will be around $55 million. Plenty to live on

Jdoc

Mar 24, 4:58pm

Living his first few years in the NFL on 1M might be a blessing that way. Grow up a little. Have the novelty of being a

mvtoro

Mar 24, 5:06pm

If $55MM isn’t enough neither is $100MM

DiamondMo

Mar 24, 5:08pm

Have you seen Broke, 30 for 30 Documentary about athletes going bankrupt not

Jdoc

Mar 24, 5:11pm

Haven’t seen this, but the subtitle says “most” go bankrupt after retiring! Is that really true? A majority of

mvtoro

Mar 24, 5:17pm

It is true. Watch it. It’s really eye opening.

Jdoc

Mar 24, 5:18pm

This documentary, while awesome, is also old

cougarBee

Mar 24, 5:25pm

I haven’t but I need to. It’s easy to see how it happens for the average player

DiamondMo

Mar 24, 5:46pm

It's plenty. Depends on the lifestyle. Also. Don't forget endorsements.

Ted Lasso

Mar 24, 5:11pm

I’d bet he’s making a good chunk from endorsements too..:

BYUfan92

Mar 24, 5:29pm

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