We take advantage of retired players (8)
I believe the answer is:
exactors
'we take advantage' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'retired players' is the wordplay.
'retired' becomes 'ex'.
'players' becomes 'actors' ('actor' can be a synonym of 'player'**).
'ex'+'actors'='EXACTORS'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for exactors that I've seen before include "They demand" , "making extortionate demands?" .)