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.
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