Life after football isn't all that far away for Dawkins. While his playing days come to an end, it seems more likely than not that he will be stepping away from football entirely. No interest in taking up a coaching role, nor is there any interest in picking up a career in the media covering the league, Dawkins instead will be looking to move back home to Australia or possibly New Zealand where he'll live a quiet life. Not one to speak to the media, or someone who looking to have a lavish retirement, Dawkins will look to find a home and pick up a hobby or two to pass the time.
Already interested in sim racing, Dawkins may look to pursue that or perhaps look into picking up racing in the hopes of running a pro-am race or two in retirement. Training and working out have been something of a staple in his life, so retirement could also be spent in the gym playing some pick up basketball as a means to stay active and fit.
Well, this PT couldn't have come at a worse timing as my new player just begun his career less than a day ago. So instead, I'll be writing about my last player William Lim, who hung up his cleats after long 12 seasons in the ISFL.
After retirement Lim would return to his home country of South Korea, as he wasn't able to spend a lot of time with his family and friends back home while he was playing football professionally. So the first thing he'll be doing would be to rest up and to catch up with people close to him.
When it comes to jobs, it's not like Lim would need one. He managed to last a lot longer than an average football player, and he was quite a high paid player at his peak seasons. So it would be quite likely that he would be able to spend the rest of his life in comfort without working another day of his life. So, he'll just do what he wants and will try to get football more popular in Korea, by sponsoring football camps (he'll probably invite some of his recently retired friends to those camps, too), and appearing in football broadcasts as a commentator. And of course, he'll go back to US occasionally to meet the friends he made during his football career. So Lim would live a good life even after retirement.
It's way too early fer me t' be thinkin' about retirement. I jus' joined the league 2 days ago aft all. But, I guess nah be as good a time as any t' reckon about the future. Aft a long 'n productive career, it's time t' hang 'em up.
Let's start wit' family. They 'ave sacrificed so much o'er the years. They've supported me the entire time. They've cooked, swabed, moved across the country. It's time t' give back. I wants t' coach me sprog's wee league crew. I wants t' be constantly available fer whatever me proud beauty wants/needs. I wants t' help around the galleon 'n complete all o' the projects we've nattered about fer years. I wants t' be involved in me daughter's ballet. All o' those things that I've missed o'er the years.
I'll ne'er get those missed times back, but I can make the most o' me time goin' fore. It's time t' take a step back from the spotlight 'n let the light shine on those around me.
When Spicy Ron retires, he will find himself a work life balance as both a coach for his own youth football team, and the farm he'll purchase with his league money. He'll teach his youth team how to play football the right way...as violently as possible and without a regard for human life. As far as his farm goes, Ron plans on purchasing 1200 cows for his own milk consumption, as Ron goes through roughly 100,000 gallons per week. With a percentage of his blood being milk itself.
Ron initially planned on being a color commentator, but was blacklisted from all sports programming after trying his hand at commentary and swearing 52 times in the first quarter alone. Frequently stating that "he was better than every single player on the field, and would dominate the league if he could play right now". He was commentating a middle school junior varsity football game.
Big Slammu has had a whale of a career so far. He's won three championships while driving a bunch of QBs lovingly into the dirt as hard as he can. This season he is leading the league in sacks with 17, with a cool 106 tackles. Big Slammu won't always be around and he's nearing regression and eventually retirement. Big Slammu intends to continue his hit reality TV show Street Sharks that involves fighting crime and making a lot of money along the way. When it comes to football, he truly hopes he becomes a Hall of Famer. To do that, he'll need a special season where he wins DPOY or LBOTY. This might be the season. He has 71 career sacks right now, and is aiming for 100+. We'll see where he gets, but he has a long way to go over the next few seasons. He hopes to end his career on a high note.