NFL players are no strangers to big paydays and huge bankruptcies. A famous 2009 study by Sports Illustrated reported that 78% of NFL players go bankrupt within five years of retiring from professional football. <br /><br />Super Bowl 48 champ Richard Sherman made a name for himself by taking control of his contract negotiations — without the help of an agent. In 2020, he launched a video series about financial literacy, Adulting With Richard Sherman.<br /><br />The NFL champ joined the Bullish Podcast to explain how he started investing in Tesla as a student at Stanford and why he eventually got out of the stock market. <br /><br />Watch this excerpt from the original interview, and check out the full episode below: <br />https://youtu.be/yyCg0nAMdbU<br /><br />For more from Richard Sherman: <br />https://twitter.com/RSherman_25<br /><br />Bullish is a conversation about money for the curious. Earn more, spend smarter and grow your money in a way that's right for you.<br /><br />Our FREE Weekly email will make you smarter with money - http://bullish.news/email<br /><br />Follow us<br />https://bullish.studio<br />https://twitter.com/BullishStudio<br />https://www.instagram.com/bullish.studio
