Insurance

After seeing his knee torqued in ways that still make me cringe I felt horrible for University of Miami runningback Willis McGahee. He was one game away from securing his spot high in the upcoming NFL draft and making truckloads of money playing football professionally. In an instant that dream, tantalizingly close to being fulfilled, was snatched away.

But McGahee has a fallback position after all. I'm not usually so soft on pampered atheletes, but this actaully makes me happy for the guy:

Miami tailback Willis McGahee took out a $2.5 million insurance policy two weeks before he was injured in the Fiesta Bowl and can collect after a year if the injury prevents him from returning to football. >> more