{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"An NFL-player-turned-banker helping today's student athletes","description":"Forget Tom Brady: Most professional athletes don\u2019t play well into their 40s. \u201cYou play football for three to four years,\u201d says Brandon Ghee. \u201cAnd then the next thing you know you\u2019re 25, 26. You\u2019re looking to pursue a career and you go from making $750,000 a year to $50,000. These guys and girls have a problem with the transition [in]how they\u2019re spending during their careers.\u201d Athletes make a lot of big financial decisions at fairly young ages. On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast \u2014 presented by&amp;nbsp;Alkami&amp;nbsp;\u2014 Ghee, a community banker and former NFL cornerback, discusses how Cogent Bank\u2019s sports and entertainment vertical comes alongside to help with this transition. In addition to traditional financial services, the bank offers specialized education on investing and financial decision-making as well as referrals to key service providers. Ghee also discusses the fast-growing wave of highly compensated athletes amid the rollout of NCAA permission for name, image and likeness marketing deals and why student-athletes and their families need support and engagement from banks.  Access&amp;nbsp;financial education resources from the ABA Foundation.  ","author_name":"ABA Banking Journal Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/bankingjournal.aba.com\/tag\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30392818\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/169158388"}