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title: "NFL Star Nyheim Hines has Bojangles’ Franchise Dreams"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3a0093a7-668f-4c19-be4e-ebb33f43c243
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nfl-star-nyheim-hines-has-bojangles-franchise-dreams-2708486
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2018-11-19T15:10:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:30:51.656Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/9dda730b3228e223b28d81c2b12789fa550.jpg
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# NFL Star Nyheim Hines has Bojangles’ Franchise Dreams

**TL;DR:** NFL star Nyheim Hines wants to open at least five Bojangles' restaurants as a potential backup career. He spent a bye week working at a Bojangles' to gain experience.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-11-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nfl-star-nyheim-hines-has-bojangles-franchise-dreams-2708486).*

## Story

Indianapolis Colts running back Nyheim Hines wants to get in on the franchise game with Bojangles’, according to People magazine.

Citing a profile of Hines in the Indianapolis Star, People reported that Hines, who makes $480,000 a year with the Colts, spent the bye week working at the fast food joint to gain some experience. He’s a huge fan of the brand and wants to open at least five Bojangles’ restaurants.

“Let’s be real,” he told the Indianapolis Star, according to the People report. “You could play the next game and get hit and never play again. That’s sad to think about, but you have to.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Bojangles (company)
- Indianapolis Colts (company)
- nfl player franchise (topic)
- franchise dreams (topic)
- backup career (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nfl-star-nyheim-hines-has-bojangles-franchise-dreams-2708486). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3a0093a7-668f-4c19-be4e-ebb33f43c243).