Also called: Spring League Football Player
Plays in the United Football League, a spring pro league.
A UFL player trains through the winter and plays a 10-week spring season, hoping to get noticed by NFL scouts. Practice, film study, and lifting fill most days during the season.
Approximate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Usually college football, often with a bachelor's degree, then signing with a UFL team after missing the NFL or being cut.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Uncertain.
Low risk for 10 years. AI film study helps coaches; playing stays human, and spring-league pay is modest and short-term.
Classes: Weight training PE, NCAA-approved core courses, Health and nutrition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2021.
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