# Interview with NFL Great Bart Oates *By James Hills — Updated November 2022* What's even less fun than losing a football game? How about a prostate exam. OK, all jokes aside this is just another important part of making sure we stay healthy and so Cancer Treatment Centers of America has teamed up with some NFL greats to help spread the word as well as offer some free testings through Oct 31. With that out of the way, here's what football legend Bart Oates has to say about playing in the NFL, lessons he learned and some of his favorite restaurants! ## What was it like playing in the NFL? Playing in the NFL was fun, exciting, rewarding, challenging, demanding and stressful, sometimes all within the same day or game. ## What are some lessons you learned on the field that you wish you had known before suiting up for the first time? 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