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Tony- 

You seem like a genuinely nice, funny and fairly intelligent guy. I don't know when I heard such shock as I did when a newscaster mentioned that you read books regularly. That's not exactly a common attribute in a professional athlete. I also have heard you quotes saying  that you have problems meeting women and that nobody has come up to you and offered to hand out because your are rich. Let me warn you. Look at other high profile athletes, Jeff Gordon being a good example. His first wife was in it for the money. She tried to take him to the cleaner financially.

I know there are always things like pre-nups and such, but if you really want to find a person who will interest you, let me suggest a couple of things. First of all, don't get sucked into the whole "celebrity" thing. And by that I mean, avoid even being in the same town with the likes of Britney, Lindsay, Paris or their clones. Secondly, if you really want to meet women who are more than just fluff, return to college for a grad degree. Lord knows you wouldn't need financial aid. And there are far worse things you could do in your off season. I know that you won't really require such a degree, but it couldn't hurt to make use of the intelligence you were given. The plus side is that in grad school you may meet people who have more substance. Additionally, there are some local schools that would absolutely LOVE to have the aura of being your grad school and perhaps that would help their recruiting. SMU and UNT both have decent business schools. You could probably hire a helicopter and get there pronto. I am sure they would somehow find the space for you to park it. Finally, you won't play football forever, and frankly, broadcasting has its ups and downs as well. Having a good backing in something like banking, real estate or financial management would be a natural leap from pro sports. You have to find out somehow how to handle your money.

 While this is really sort of tongue in cheek, you do seem like a very nice young man and I would hate to see that humor and charm destroyed by an unfortunate alliance.

PS. My daughter goes to UNT. You are one of the few football players that she has admitted to being fairly amusing. You have no idea how strange that is. I am sure she could find someone for you to hang out with.