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05-24-2015, 09:01 AM
Steelers guard Ramon Fosterhttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/ramon-foster/200381ee-4d12-425e-b3bd-4f4bca965e35/) attended the NFL Sports Journalism & Communication Boot Camp, and came out of it wanting to do even more. Foster will be contributing to Steelers.com, providing guest stories and columns during the remainder of the offseason and during the 2015 season.
By Ramon Foster
Offensive Guard
The National Football League is a beautiful profession.
As a current player I would love to change the name to ‘Fantasy Land.’ Those who don’t play the game would probably look at me with the side-eye and wonder what in the heck I’m suggesting. I say these things out of respect, but there are some things in general that are just not how real life is and players have to manage how they approach it.
The vast majority of people in the ‘Real World’ vs. ‘Fantasy Land’ work eight hour shifts to provide for their family. They leave college and take a job at a desk or call center, or fail to secure a job at all right after they walk that stage to get their degree. NFL players who are drafted even in the seventh round receive a signing bonus of approximately $52,000 or more and have the potential to make up to $2.3 million dollars over four years. You give that contract to a sociology major at your local university and they would take that job in a heartbeat. But normally only in ‘Fantasy Land’ applicants get those opportunities. There is an abundance of everything in ‘Fantasy Land.’ ................
read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Fantasy-Land---Ramon-Foster-on-playing-in-the-NFL/fc8b9036-9837-4b8a-97a3-2e7117e0d044?campaign=social_20150524_46364226&adbid=602470057466146816&adbpl=tw&adbpr=19426729
By Ramon Foster
Offensive Guard
The National Football League is a beautiful profession.
As a current player I would love to change the name to ‘Fantasy Land.’ Those who don’t play the game would probably look at me with the side-eye and wonder what in the heck I’m suggesting. I say these things out of respect, but there are some things in general that are just not how real life is and players have to manage how they approach it.
The vast majority of people in the ‘Real World’ vs. ‘Fantasy Land’ work eight hour shifts to provide for their family. They leave college and take a job at a desk or call center, or fail to secure a job at all right after they walk that stage to get their degree. NFL players who are drafted even in the seventh round receive a signing bonus of approximately $52,000 or more and have the potential to make up to $2.3 million dollars over four years. You give that contract to a sociology major at your local university and they would take that job in a heartbeat. But normally only in ‘Fantasy Land’ applicants get those opportunities. There is an abundance of everything in ‘Fantasy Land.’ ................
read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Fantasy-Land---Ramon-Foster-on-playing-in-the-NFL/fc8b9036-9837-4b8a-97a3-2e7117e0d044?campaign=social_20150524_46364226&adbid=602470057466146816&adbpl=tw&adbpr=19426729