http://www.omg-facts.com/lists/320/15-Surprising-Facts-About-The-NFL/1
1. 78% of NFL players are bankrupt just two years after finishing their careers. NFL careers are short, average is only 3 and 1/2 years. Due to gambling, alcohol, or drug addictions, many end up flat broke in their mid-20’s.
2. The longest field goal in NFL history was kicked by a man who had only half a foot. That man’s name was Tom Dempsey, a 22-year-old kicker for the New Orleans Saints who was born without four fingers on his right hand and half of his right foot. 63 yard field goal.
3. NFL cheerleaders make only $50 a game.
4. The huddle formation used in football came from deaf football players. Paul Hubbard, the quarterback for a university for the deaf and hard of hearing in Washington, D.C. came up with the huddle in the 1940s. This prevented other teams from reading their sign language.