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During breaks at NFL training camp, Cundiff would open his laptolpand study, many times putting in 30 to 40 hour s each week on the MBA through the W.P. Caret School of Business at ASU. Cundiff still is workinvg out withNFL teams, this week with the Indianapoliz Colts and two weeks ago with the Clevelandx Browns. He’s not sure if he’ll get a job with eithetr of the teams, but has solidified a position within “This is the best two-year investment I probably coulc have ever made in myself,” he “The W.P. Carey MBA Online Program gave me the flexibilityy to attend training camp with the Atlanta Falcond while still pursuingmy degree.
” With five years of regular seasom experience under his belt, the 29-year-old kicker was releaseds from the Atlanta Falcons and the Kansas City Chiefs while working on his “I’ve got to be the only guy in the MBA prograjm who got fired from two jobs whild in the MBA program,” he said. The last time he playeed a regular season game was in the NFC Championshipp during the2006 season. He playeds during the preseasonin 2007, but was releasede last year before training Cundiff said he knew he had to start thinking about his future for when his footballp career was over.
He and his wife, an had just bought a home in Phoenix when he decidee to enrollin ASU’s MBA program. “Believe it or not, my onlind MBA team was a lot more functional than some of my NFL he said. “The onlins program also really helps you work on your communications andinterpersonao skills, since you’re not dealing with peopld on a face-to-face