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Why Do An MBA?
Published: 1 March 2010
David Mudge, Desautels Faculty Of Management, Class Of 2009: David Mudge was midway into his 10-year career as an offensive tackle in the NFL and CFL when he started thinking about pursuing an MBA. In fact, as he built his career on the field, playing for the Buffalo Bills and three CFL teams, he also built a parallel career in business. "A lot of guys in the CFL don't work outside of football, because it pays you well enough that you don't need to," says Mudge, 35. "I always did, because I wanted to set myself up for life after football. " For good reason. Most professional football careers are short and CFL salaries aren't nearly high enough to take early retirement鈥�