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NFL PLAYER SECOND CAREER SAVINGS PLAN

SAVINGS BOARD OF THE NFL PLAYER SECOND CAREER SAVINGS PLANEIN 52-1852902Plan #001PY 2025
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200 ST. PAUL STREET, SUITE 2420 - BALTIMORE, MD 21202800-638-3186LinkedIn5001-10000 employeessports
Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
SAM MCCULLUM
Signed 12/18/2025
(800) 638-3186
Plan administrator signer
KATHERINE BLACKBURN
Signed 12/15/2025
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$4084.6M
-13.4% from 2017
Total participants
11,630
-4.3% from 2017
Average account balance
$352,609
-9.5% from 2017
Annual return
4.81%
-16.33 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 356 peers
Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort356 peers
Snapshot2025
Participant deferral / active EE
$23,046
median $2,036
Employer contribution / active EE
$25,612
median $2,382
Participation rate
98.4%
median 92.5%
Avg account balance
$352,609
median $54,658
Admin fee / account holder
$397
median $120
Annual return
4.81%
median 11.09%
Overall peer rank
56th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2016 - 2025
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$4.08B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$353K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
11,584
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
98.4%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$137.46M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$49K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+4.81%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$397
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 10 of 11 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
ALIGHT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC5 years
Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233
Recordkeeping
$1,055,814
B BELL/P ROZELLE NFL PLAYER RET PL10+ years
Service code 49 · EIN 13-6043636
Other Services
$853,964
AON CONSULTING, INC.3 years
Service code 11 · EIN 22-2232264
Actuarial
$797,419
PFM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC7 years
Service code 27 · EIN 23-3087064
Advisory (Plan)
$487,620
GROOM LAW GROUP, CHARTERED4 years
Service code 29 · EIN 52-1219029
Legal
$479,622
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON10+ years
Service code 21 · EIN 13-5160382
Bank Trustee
$366,489
CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.3 years
Service code 36 · EIN 76-0190827
Copying and duplicating; Direct payme...
$254,132
US BANCORP ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.1 year
Service code 27 · EIN 41-2003732
Advisory (Plan)
$209,237
CLOUDBERRY CREATIVE, INC.8 years
Service code 38 · EIN 27-1271032
Participant Communication
$35,392
MITCHELL & TITUS, LLP4 years
Service code 10 · EIN 13-2781641
Accounting
$31,686

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T
Plan features
  • 2E
    Profit-sharing
    Profit-sharing plan.
  • 2F
    ERISA section 404(c) plan
    This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
  • 2G
    Total participant-directed account plan
    Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
  • 2J
    Code section 401(k) feature
    Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
  • 2K
    Code section 401(m) arrangement
    Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
  • 2S
    Automatic enrollment
    Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
  • 2T
    Default investment account
    Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.

Opportunity flags

3 tripped
  • OpportunityHigh fees

    Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

  • OpportunityLow returns

    Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

  • InformationalHigh assets / participant

    Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$4.6M
$1628 / participant
  • Recordkeeping$1M23.0%
  • Trustee / custodial$366K8.0%
  • Investment mgmt$724K15.7%
  • Legal$480K10.4%
  • Other / not subdivided$2M42.9%
% of EOY assets
0.113%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
4 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
MITCHELL & TITUS, LLP
Auditor EIN
132781641
Audit fees
$31,686
Opinion code
Unqualified