Former New York Giants star Justin Tuck, a key defensive player who helped his team win two championships against Tom Brady’s New England Patriots, says he likes his finance job more than playing in the NFL. And where is this dream job?
Forget the NFL
“Goldman Sachs,” he said flat-out to New York City-based comedian and self-described street reporter Adam Glyn when stopped on the street on May 16.
Some might think this is strange, as Tuck didn’t just play football, he lived the Super Bowl dream — twice. Two championships. Pro Bowls. He was part of the squad that shocked the undefeated Patriots.
But it seems for Tuck working with spreadsheets is more exciting.
“Sports for me was a conduit or a gateway to get a great education for free. My mom and dad couldn’t afford to send me to the University of Notre Dame,” said Tuck. “It was always the plan to go and do something from a career standpoint, that was very different than athletics.”
After retiring in 2016, Tuck enrolled in the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania to earn his MBA by 2018.
Then he joined Goldman Sachs in 2018 and worked his way up to managing director.
Coming out of Notre Dame, he was drafted in the third round in 2005 by the Giants. He had 66.5 career sacks and earned two rings. The former NFL defensive end had career earnings of $43,248,463 over 11 years, the final two spent with the Oakland Raiders. Today his net worth is estimated at $16 million.
His advice to find your dreeam job?
“Follow your passion,” Tuck said.
He added, “Sports for me was a conduit or a gateway to get a great education for free. My mom and dad couldn’t afford to send me to the University of Notre Dame. It was always the plan to go and do something from a career standpoint, that was very different than athletics.”
Besides his career on Wall Street, Tuck co-founded R.U.S.H. for Literacy (Read—Understand—Succeed—Hope) with his wife, Lauran Williamson, in 2008. The initiative focuses on expanding educational access for low-income youth by providing literacy resources, addressing summer learning loss, and introducing families to basic financial literacy skills.