(Photo: Courtesy of Michelle Martin)
Ruvell Martin said no.
It wasn’t just the pay cut he'd take by leaving his successful real estate career. Or uprooting himself and his family – again – after settling in the Southeast for more than 10 years.
It was the hours.
Coaching in the NFL sucks up the morning, afternoon, evening and weekends. It cuts into lunch breaks and dinner reservations. Workout plans and holidays. But especially it cuts into drives to school, practices after school, weekend tournaments.
As great as the job may be, everyone – coaches, their spouses and especially the kids – sacrifices.