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NFL players tackle housing issues when joining teams

FILE - Movers sorts boxes for packing at the Los Angeles Chargers' facility after NFL football minicamp, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in San Diego. Finding a home on and off the field can be an overwhelming chore for many NFL players. Especially in a topsy-turvy league where job security is far from guaranteed. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File) FILE - Movers sorts boxes for packing at the Los Angeles Chargers' facility after NFL football minicamp, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in San Diego. Finding a home on and off the field can be an overwhelming chore for many NFL players. Especially in a topsy-turvy league where job security is far from guaranteed. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File) FILE - Minnesota Vikings long snapper Andrew DePaola (42) is shown during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, in Las Vegas. DePaola broke into the NFL in 2014 with Tampa Bay. When kicker Connor Barth was cut at the end of training camp that year, DePaola moved into Barth’s home temporarily. He slept on the couch cushions in the otherwise empty house for a few weeks until the sale closed and he had to be out for good. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File) FILE - New York Jets guard Laken Tomlinson (78) walks off the field after an NFL preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Philadelphia. “Moving's the worst, man,” New York Jets left guard Laken Tomlinson said. Dealing with realtors, lawyers, mortgage brokers and closings in a new city is stressful enough. For NFL players, juggling the uncertainty of their job situation makes it even more nerve-wracking. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File) FILE - Tennessee Titans wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine leaves the field after a win over the San Francisco 49ers in an NFL football game Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Finding a home — on and off the field — can be an overwhelming chore for many NFL players. Especially in a topsy-turvy league where job security is far from guaranteed. “You've still got to figure that out on your own," said Tennessee wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, who joined the Titans in 2020 as an undrafted free agent out of Indiana. "It’s part of adulthood and coming of age.” (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
NFL players tackle housing issues when joining teams