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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
My guess is for guys whose careers are cut short. Take someone like Eric Daze, his career was ended when he was 23, he could have collected these benefits for 44 years. Even if he received compensation of $1k per week, he could collect almost $2.3 million in these benefits. That can be a major drain on the system, but players would definitely want to bring in as much money as possible post-retirement, especially if their careers were ended by injury.
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How does WCB work for someone with a normal $60k per year job?