Former NFL players focus on financial education, business

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Former NFL players are helping athletes prepare for life off the field.

Wale Ogunleye, a Pro Bowl defensive end during a 10-year career with Miami, Chicago and Houston, leads UBS Global Wealth Management’s athletes and entertainers strategic client segment.

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Copeland Bryan, who played three seasons in Buffalo and Detroit, and Cameron Lynch, who spent four seasons with the Rams and Tampa Bay, participated in the NFL Business Development Program in partnership with Visa. They took part in the NFL Player Care Foundation’s fourth annual Super Bowl Career Fair in Los Angeles, and are completing, two-year rotational program across various Visa business lines.

Chicago Bears' Adewale Ogunleye, accompanied by Danieal Manning (38) and Hunter Hillenmeyer (92), runs after recovering a Denver Broncos fumble during the second quarter of an NFL football game Nov. 25, 2007, in Chicago. Ogunleye, a Pro Bowl defensive end during a 10-year career, leads UBS Global Wealth Management’s athletes and entertainers strategic client segment.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

"Being a former athlete, I just realized that the industry could do a better job of providing guidance to our high net-worth individuals, especially our athletes, and using our platform to help with financial decisions," Ogunleye said on the AP Pro Football Podcast. "I made a ton of money; that didn’t make me an expert in money. So, I went back to school, I educated myself. But, I do feel like our advisors at our firm should have an obligation to teach as they go, teach our athletes to understand what their finances are, and make sure that they have a