When its time for me to retire I will probably go in one of two directions, in one direction I could leverage my fame and get a gig hosting jeopardy as its what I am known for being good at in the league. If not jeopardy than probably another trivia centric game show. The other direction is a more interesting one and that is going into the coaching/scouting side of football. My education in sports analytics I took at Syracuse would finally be put to full use. Id be open to working for any team in the league, though I would obviously be partial to teams I had played for in my career, as of now that is Norfolk and hopefully soon Philly. My scouting adivce would hopefully be valuble to building a winning team. Overall my career will go in one of two directions, or potentialy even both of the directions
Chuck Roth's retirement plan is very simple. Over his long career in Portland and Arizona, he has missed one part of his Texas upbringing the most: good BBQ!
Chuck plans to retire in Arizona, like many Americans. He will open up the Outlaw BBQ Saloon, which will serve up the best Texas-style brisket and ribs outside of the Lone Star State! He plans on becoming the official catering partner of the Arizona Outlaw's Offensive Linemen and Defensive Linemen. This will be a full time endeavor for Chucky, he plans on slaving away over the smokers at the wee hours of morning, and he will be serving customers all afternoon. The restaurant will also have a fully stocked bar that will be frequented by retired and current Arizona Outlaws, as coaching staff. A certain GM will often come to the bar to drink entire bottles of Whiskey, while texting other team's GMs lowball trade offers and laughing at them.
Being that Charlemagne Cortez has just announced his intent to retire at the end of the season, this question is extremely pertinent. Seeing that he attended Cornell University, even though he did not originally finish his degree before heading to the DSFL draft, he has since completed it online. He attended the SC Johnson College of Business, and is looking forward to launching his own football related business venture once he is officially retired from tossing the pig skin. This is, of course, if he isn't approached in some way to continue his football career. Even though he feels like he physically can't hold up to the rigors of a sixteen game season anymore, he feels as mentally as sharp as ever. Charlemagne would be incredibly happy to come onboard as a quarterbacks coach or passing game coordinator if any team would have him. If not, at least he has a backup plan in place. Just because he made millions of dollars playing football doesn't mean he'll just sit back and stare at his MVP trophy all day.
After being on waivers for only a few hours, Kemp seemingly is forced to retire.
What will he do now? Everything in his life leading up to now was to play football professionally, but with that seemingly not an option anymore, what else is there to live for? Going back to school isn't really interesting, as it was only a gateway to a successful athletic career, so the only option at this point is to work at gas stations and diners, alone with his thoughts of "What if," getting old and telling the young whippersnappers that he would've been in the pros if it weren't for that dang knee injury that may or may not have actually happened, officially becoming "that guy," and deep in his heart he knew he was becoming "that guy," but could do nothing of it, as it is how he truly felt deep in his heart and soul
Making fun of people on twitter is probably the more likely option though
After marking his name all over the ISFL record book and planting his flag at the summit of the mountain of greats in the sport of gridiron football, Tatsu Nakamura must finally hang up the cleats soon. During his time as a professional athlete, he has been growing and nurturing a now internationally recognized brand under his name, helping Nakamura ascend from athlete to public figure to an absolute icon. I suspect life after football for Nakamura will look much like it does for greats like Peyton Manning and Michael Jordan, players and icons that use the new found time off the field to grow their brands further while also using their connections in the sport to become an even bigger part of things not only behind the scenes, working with GMs and owners to influence decisions, but also at the forefront of the league's media, appearing as a personality on different ISFL Media programs as one of the biggest and most important faces of the league.
After a long and semi-successful career in the ISFL Burfict would probably find it hard to leave. I mean, very hard. Probably to the extent where the GMs would have to try and physically remove him from the Outlaws facility. And, well, that's easier said than done with Burfict.
So the easiest option for both parties would for Burfict to stay on as a member of the coaching team. I know what you're thinking, coaching the future linebackers, who would be better? Putting it all on the line every week, all about the team, loving every second. But I think his skills could spread further than that. A scout? Probably don't want to scare the youngsters. A rookie mentor? Maybe. I see Burfict just floating around the facility, offering his input where and when he felt fit. Sometimes it would probably be pretty Ill-timed. But just ask any opposing quarterback. Ill-timed is what Burfict does best. He lives for the game, he loves the game. And the game loves him.