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Schultz Observations heading to Week 14 LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityeotText SizeWith four weeks left in the NFLs regular season there are a lot of topics that I want to addressDont do it!Ill never understand why any active football player would ever consider getting marriedLook at what has happened to Tiger Woods in the last week or so Hes gone from being immensely respected to a comedic punchline Now Im not too worried about Tiger as his past present and future income will be fine Because golf isnt a physically punishing sport that is based on violent interaction he can compete and earn an income for a very long timeIn other sports and football more specifically its not the sameIts easy to say when you look back at your life but if I could ever to do it again I would never get married regardless of the intensity of the emotion involvedThere is just too much pressure in professional football and your career there is too short I feel that if you stay focused you can set yourself up for life financially My advice to any new football player is to be selfish become a starter earn as much money as you can and plan for the inevitability that when you are no longer a professional player you are not as attractive as you were when you playedCollege vs ProI can only name one other starter that I played with on the University of Arizona Wildcat football team while I can probably name all 22 starters that I played with on the Dallas CowboysHaving said that it was amazing how emotionally involved I was watching Arizona defeat USC to go to the Holliday Bowl in San Diego and how routine it was to see the New York Giants beat the Cowboys the next dayAs you get older you really do develop pride in your former college team as compared to your former professional teamCollege football is tough Once they sign you and you show up for that first training camp they own you unless you quit Your college team always has a place in your heart that never leaves youYour pro team Well not so muchAs tough as college football is its like you have 50 of your best friends living next door It really is an intense social experience both in the football world and interacting on campusI genuinely wish that everyone had the opportunity to go to college The main reason is for the education but its also for the experienceFootball is still a game in college (most of the time) and its definitely a job in the pros (a lot of the time)Ray LewisAs a middle linebacker Ray Lewis has over 2300 tackles in his NFL career That nu...