"Dan Cody is the classic story of why you hear me preaching all the time about second-round guys," Stoops said.Impressionable young players have visions of NFL millions dancing in their heads when they see a player drafted as high as the versatile Cody. The Ravens made him the 53rd overall selection because of his ability to play end or linebacker.Stoops' sermon includes research that shows the average NFL career is 31/2years. He explains that when a second-round player signs for an average of $1.8 million, he sees about half of it after taxes, paying his agent's fee and purchasing a place to live."Everyone thinks, 'Oh, I'm going to help my family.' Who are you really helping as a second-round guy?" Stoops said. "You're lucky to yourself."So Dan spoke to the team about the fallacy of just because he made it in the NFL that he was going to be OK (financially).""When a player's career is over, everybody acts like he'll be OK because he made enough money," Stoops said. "Dan told our team that's a bunch of baloney."He told them, 'Without a degree, what are you going to do the rest of your life?' And the longer you wait to go back to school, the harder it gets."
