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Saquon Barkley and NFL RBs are getting a taste of the real world, where jobs aren't valued as they once were

Back in the day NFL salaries were so modest that even star players had to take offseason jobs to make a living.

Two-time MVP Don Hutson, for example, worked in a lumber mill along with some Green Bay Packer teammates. Bears tackle Willis Brennan was a Chicago cop. Cleveland’s John Wooten taught high school math.

Even the great Jim Brown, arguably the best running back of all time, was a marketing rep for Pepsi in the 1960s.

It was said this helped connect athletes with fans. They were one of us. And maybe it did.