Football League in October issue
By Anonymous The NEFL, founded in 1994, is home to ex-jocks and ex-cons, burger flippers and firefighters, and workout warriors who wear business suits or don blue collars from 9-to-5. Some cling to the dream of playing football professionally, while others play simply to keep at arm’s length the notion that their best days are behind them.
“We’ve got all walks of life,” says league commissioner Tom Torrisi. “There are doctors and lawyers lining up against guys who just got out of prison.”
The players’ dedication to the sport is clear. They aren’t in it for the money, because there’s no money in it for them; intangible rewards are the only form of compensation in the NEFL. There are about 40 men per squad, and practices are held once or twice a week. Many of the players have some college football experience, usually at small schools, and nearly all of them played in high school.
“If there’s one thing in common,” says Jeff Wells, an investment adviser who moonlights as a volunteer football coach, “I guess you’d call it a dedication to the joy of football.”
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