Why Ahmad Bradshaw is Eyeing NFL Return
Ahmad Bradshaw has far exceeded any expectations that may have been placed upon him when he entered the NFL in 2007 as one of the draft's last handful of selections (250th overall). He has run for nearly 5,000 yards while catching another 1,500, and most notably he has won two Super Bowls. He has had by almost all standards a superb nine-year NFL career. So why is he playing in the Spring Football League after missing all of last season and much of 2015 with a wrist injury?
It's quite simple and logical, for that matter, but it is for a reason that the average fan would never think of. Every NFL player receives a pension of $470 a month times the number of years played in the league, starting once the player turns 55 years of age. A return for Bradshaw would give him 10 years of service time. He would then essentially level-up and be eligible for the maximum NFL pension. It's a really big deal.
Whether he finds the end zone or not in 2017 is likely irrelevant for the former Giant and Colt back. Bradshaw just hopes he finds a team who wants his services. He is already set with the money he has made playing in the NFL, as well as the future pension that will be headed his way even if he cannot latch on for one more season, but squeezing every drop out of the NFL after it has squeezed almost every drop out of him seems apropos. I'm hoping he gets a chance.
