9 NFL Players Turned Successful Entrepreneurs

1. Jerry Richardson (Estimated net worth: $1.1 billion)

Jerry Richardson is a former NFL halfback turned team owner. He played for the Baltimore Colts in 1959 for one year and was part of the team that won the NFL Championship with quarterback legend Johnny Unitas. Using the championship bonus he received, Richardson opened a Hardee’s franchise in Spartanburg. Hardee’s is a long-standing fast food chain in America. He then founded Spartan Foods, a grocery chain and became the CEO of Flagstar, a banking company.

In 1993, Richardson acquired the franchise for the NFL team Carolina Panthers. His team has won two NFC championships and six NFL championship appearances. The football stadium of the University of North Carolina was named after him. In 2015 year, he was named to the South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. His accumulated wealth has come from these multiple business ventures over the years.

These 9 NFL players turned successful entrepreneurs prove that life after NFL is bigger and brighter. Success is not limited to the field. There are many business opportunities waiting for them. These players show that when you put your mind and soul into something, the same way you do in sports, there’s no stopping to what you can achieve.