For the first time in three decades, the Cincinnati Bengals are in the market for a new Head Athletic Trainer. Longtime leader of the training room is calling it a career, siting wanting to live a more “normal” life.
“I wanted to spend more time with my wife and kids,” Sparling says. “Thanksgivings and Christmases. I wanted to have more business-like hours.”
NFL schedules are historically hectic. We hear the stories of coaches sleeping at the office and players beating the sunrise to the weight room, but the same can be said for equipment staff and athletic trainers.