Peter Boulware, who retired from the NFL in 2005, is vice president and part-owner of a car dealership in Tallahassee, where he attended Florida State University. Here, he talks with Tammy Albritton, manager of the dealership's collision center.
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Boulware checks out the progress of his 1965 Mustang that is being restored at his car dealership. He doesn't surround himself with luxuries, however, despite having made more than $33 million as a linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens. He has long adhered to an allowance and doesn't live ostentatiously.
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Boulware, 34, stays in shape by working out every other morning at the gym near his house. He has lost about 30 pounds from his playing weight.
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In addition to his auto dealership, Boulware, right, was appointed in January to a one-year term on the Florida Board of Education. Last year, he narrowly lost election to a seat in the state House of Representatives.
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![Boulware at home with his family: from left, Sommar; Jordan; wife Kensy, holding Christy; and Peter. "I believe my first purpose is to be a good husband to my wife, and a good father to my kids," Boulware said. "God has blessed me financially. I can be [home] in the middle of the day and spend time with my kids. Anything beyond that is extra for me."](http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/090402/GAL-09Apr02-1821/media/PHO-09Apr02-156681.jpg)
Boulware at home with his family: from left, Sommar; Jordan; wife Kensy, holding Christy; and Peter. "I believe my first purpose is to be a good husband to my wife, and a good father to my kids," Boulware said. "God has blessed me financially. I can be [home] in the middle of the day and spend time with my kids. Anything beyond that is extra for me."
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Boulware, at home with his son Peter and wife Kensy. "One of my main goals," he said, "was to set myself up financially to where I had enough income and wasn't forced to go to work every day if I didn't want to."
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Boulware checks paperwork at his auto dealership. He bought into the business 10 years ago, still early in his NFL career, viewing it as an investment and a potential career path for after his playing days.
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Boulware leaves the auto dealership, which he goes to about twice a week. "We thought he'd really be involved" in the dealerships operation, said his wife, Kensy. "And then the political thing came along."
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Boulware stops to talk with Tallahassee residents, from left, Len Harvey, Larry Snow and Tom Perkins on the way to his morning workout. Boulware remains hugely popular in the area from his college playing days at Florida State. Boulware "can connect with people and can interact with any sector" said John Davis, a friend and Republican Party official who suggested that Boulware run for the Florida House of Representatives.
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Back at home, Boulware checks his e-mail. He has no definitive thoughts about running again for political office, but Jim Greer, the state GOP chairman, said, "I definitely think a congressional run is somewhere in his future."
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Three full seasons removed from his last in the NFL, Boulware stays in shape working out alongside retirees Philip Poole and Jessie Lovano-Kerr. Poole was a financial supporter of Boulware's failed run last year for the state District 9 house seat.
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"One of the toughest things for athletes, or men in general, is to have something outside the household that you can say, "This is what I'm good at,' " Boulware said. "Being a pro athlete, you've always been the best at what you do, so you want to get into a field where you can be the best, not just average. Finding that field, I think, is where most guys have their toughest struggle. ... I can't say I've actually found that yet."
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Gallery Credits:
Producer, Photo Editor Stephen Cook
