2020 EXPANSIONS

from PAF 2020 In Review

FOR former players + their communities

This is the first program that the NFLPA/PAF has ever run on problem gambling education and awareness. As the first major professional sports league in the US to undertake this project, we’re proud to tackle this issue head-on. We urge all sports leagues to address problem gambling with the seriousness it deserves.”

ANDRE COLLINS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NFLPA PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES FOUNDATION

Launch of the PAF’s Literature League

#AthleteAnd Author, Sam Acho, helped launch our exclusive former player only book club as he published his first book, Let the World SeeYou in October of 2020.

New Partnership: EPIC RISK MANAGEMENT

Athletes are at least 5x more likely to become problem gamblers than the wider population*. With the legalization of sports betting in parts of the US, the PAF recognized this need and joined forces with EPIC Risk Management, whose mission is to take the problem out of gambling and to save lives through harm prevention programs, strategic advisory, and training.

*Global research, EPIC Risk Management

Revamp: Biggest Comeback 3v3

Revitalized in 2020, this 3 on 3 team-based weight loss competition was completed by select, dedicated former players in Kansas City and San Francisco. With the one-on-one guidance from Living Heart Foundation, these men shed a total of 177 lbs in 6 months.

-27 LBS

STEVE SEMINOFF