And you thought Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Fran Tarkenton could just scramble away from would-be tacklers.

FORBES: What if Teachers Played by NFL Rules?

Yet, precisely because of the studied resistance he will get, Tarkenton is showing the same courage post-football that he clearly demonstrated in his storied gridiron career.

FORBES: What if Teachers Played by NFL Rules?

Mr. Tarkenton, an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback with the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants from 1961 to 1978, is an entrepreneur who runs two websites devoted to small business education.

WSJ: Fran Tarkenton: What if the NFL Played by Teachers' Rules?

And I also agree, as an inner city educator who had to invest his own resources in providing basic services and supplies to a debate team I coached, that teachers are not properly rewarded for such outsized initiative (Mr. Tarkenton, if you want to throw financial support behind my important work teaching debate to at-risk black and Hispanic teens, I am ready to make that reception).

FORBES: What if Teachers Played by NFL Rules?