Nobody wants to hear that their career is over. Ever. That goes right on the top of the list of things you never want said to you.
When you're a professional athlete, the pill is even more difficult to swallow. For the most part, the sport you play has been a part of your daily routine since childhood, through high school and college, and for your entire adult life. You don't get to work until you're 65, and usually you don't retire on your own terms.
Instead, you deal with things like being "designated for assignment," or "placed on waivers," or even the dreaded "unconditionally released." Or maybe you simply don't have a contract.
Whatever it may be, the result is the same. You don't have a spot on the field anymore.
This is where your options get a little complicated, but also whe ...
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