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NFL players have the potential to earn some serious cash. In a single season, even bench players earn more money than the average lawyer or doctor (average NFL salary is $1.9 million). Unfortunately, NFL players have a long history of mismanaging their money and ending up with nothing.
Fast cars, expensive jewelry, big mansions, crazy parties, and baby mommas! These guys did it all! Without further delay, here are 15 NFL players who lost everything. You’ll be shocked by some of the names on this list… Scroll down to get started.
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billinsd1 . says
Broke by their standard still includes a juicy pension that cant be touched by the courts.
OJ still gets over $400K per year to be broke.
o000o says
Putting Hines Ward’s photo on the teaser to this story – WHEN HE ISN’T ON THE LIST – is sleazy. F this site.
Bill Herman says
Does anyone else notice a Pattern here of those going broke? Regardless this and other articles on retired Sport Athletes show another thing not written about. Their wonderful College Educations. What a Joke.
RobertS says
Stupid is stupid. 2 of the guys who they say are broke are dead. Name one person who ever lived on the planet that is not broke after they die. OJ is broke? His NFL pension is, I believe 30K per month. Hard to believe that this nonsense is printed on Yahoo.
Sgt Tom says
Two Humans. The rest are stupid Gyroids.
Thierry oubre says
Tiki barber net worth: 14 million. Not sure what cheating on your wife has to do with money…
Mike Vick net worth:15 million. He didn’t lose money for going to jail other then restitutions payed to the falcons and the millions he donated to animal rights awareness groups. That’s not how prison works. Also his financial advisors stole money and just went to prison and she’ll be there a lot longer then him.
Write the article that’s there, don’t use it to qualify character based on wishy washy research and hateful logic. News is the truth not your grubby little opinion. And for the love of good check your facts.
Mike Jonstone says
Some of the contracts were never fully paid as in Michael Vick…he didn’t play the full term of the contract so the millions the contract was for was never realized. This is not an excuse for the behavior that led to the loss of the position or the money for any of the players mentioned but to use misleading headlines is a sign of being a pos.
Sara Michelle Serrett says
Are you kidding me
MYOB says
VICK IS A P.O.S DOG KILLER SHOULD HAVE $0.00 AND LIVE IN A CARDBOARD BOX IS THE WORST NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE UNITED STATES
Armand Rodriguez says
All idiots, but O.J. and Aaron Hernandez are a special kind of stupid. If there was a Hall of Shame for this kind of stuff they would be first balloters.
Richard M says
players are not the brightest when it comes to nesting money. They buy these half million dollar cars, mansions, expensive jewelry, ho’s, drugs. They forget most of them have short careers,
Mark Buell says
Some real POS’s on this list and I am happy they are broke. TO, Tiki Barber, karma baby.
Jaden Rodgers says
Mike Vick is still making money. He’s with the steelers right now making money.
Sara Michelle Serrett says
He doesn’t deserve 3
Sara Michelle Serrett says
He still abused animal and knew about it . He even admitted it
Thundercat says
Shoot a dog you’re scum, kill a black man you’re a hero.
James Patceltbrusox says
Many of the players on this list were destined to be broke but my favorite is Mark Brunell. I was so happy to see that this loser is broke. He is such a dousche. Now I know why he was such a Tom Brady detractor. With no evidence in hand this piece of crap claimed Brady was guilty. I hope he loses his football analyst gig since he sucks. Just so you know Brady is innocent.
Jamie says
You spelled douche wrong. You from Boston?
Richard M says
But you understand the meaning…. Right
Jamie says
Yes
Mark Buell says
Glad you think Brady is innocent. The Pats are notorious for their cheating ways. Deal with it.
RobertS says
With all the scum bags in the NFL you pick out Mark Brunell as a “bad actor”? Where do you come from, Afghanistan?
justjeffrey37 says
Money or energy from money effects all people… Many lottery winners end up worse off than they started after a few years… More black players in the NFL, not about race, it is about lack of fiscal education in our school systems and families. Most Americans carry over $15,000 in credit card debt, not to mention home and car debt while our government models the same fiscal irresponsibility. A reason many with more money create more fiscal irresponsibility. Ever wonder why two people with only a thousand dollars can create two completely different situations, based mostly on fiscal education… and yes some luck.
Dan Moran says
Financial Education should be mandatory just like English and math
Zelda says
The NFL players union should require rookies to place 50% of their money into a 10 year trust. These guys go broke because they receive millions of dollars during the most immature stage of their lives. It’s easy for those of us on the outside looking in, but let’s imagine the pressure and temptation of being a 21yr old stud with a $10M signing bonus free to spend it as you will, women throwing themselves at you and with no one to guide you! It’s a recipe for disaster.. SMH….most of these guys self destruct because they just don’t have the maturity and character to handle sudden fortune and fame!
justjeffrey37 says
Good idea, but bad plan. Nothing would stop players from taking loans against future earnings, as is the American way.
Jamie says
And most don’t know who their father is, no father figure.
Richard M says
Most of them don’t
Thundercat says
Neither do you.
Richard M says
My father served in the pacific in ww2. My uncle n. Africa, sicily, Italy, France. I served in nam. How about your father? Ohh that’s right you probably didn’t know him”
Thundercat says
Your father or my father got nothing to do with this. Stick to the subject if you can.
Richard M says
You opened your mouth about fathers, I said most of them don’t know sbout their fathers”
Thundercat says
Who is them?
Richard M says
Them coloreds. Who do you think?”
Thundercat says
Stupid is has stupid does.
Richard M says
You couldn’t think of a cliche yourself, no you had to copy that from forest gump… how stupid are you?”
Thundercat says
You don’t know who you are.
tstormchaser says
I would say it is a tie between one and three.
CodeStud3 says
Ad Floyd Mayweather to this list in ten years.
Mark Buell says
Your more than wrong. Floyd has invested in collector cars that will only appreciate in value. This is one of the smartest investments you can make. Check out Forbes magazine about what has been the best investment over the last 20 years. Just because he is a boxer, doesn’t make him stupid. He is no Tyson. You will be broke long before Floyd will be.
Mickey Stone says
What’s the purpose of making a professional roster and making millions if you’re going to blow it on booze, drugs and fathering multiple kids with multiple women.
Bullfrog Man says
The NFL gives advice sessions on money handling after retirement. Now whether anyone is heeding the advise that’s another story
Edward McKinney Shipp says
#13 – It REALLY didn’t help that, in regards to hiding out in the attic, Barber actually had the gall to compare himself to Anne Frank.
#7 – The prison pay didn’t help much, but I imagine the significant money he’s made since returning to the NFL did.
#1 – Can’t really separate the two, since the robbery was him getting back stuff he sold to pay off the civil try.
crazyastherest says
What a bunch of loosers. I see a definite pattern.
Thunder says
White people are jealous of any one that is making more money than they are.
RollOnWheelie says
Gibs me dat, muh dik and dindoo nuffin.
Bouncerss says
That’s funny,
Thundercat says
You need to finish school
walking dread says
The racism in these comments is absolutely disgusting. Seeing as the vast majority of players in the NFL are black, the vast majority of players with problems will also be black.
And it’s ironic that those protesting the loudest about the names of the players, their manner of speaking, etc. can’t write to save their own miserable little narrow-minded lives. Or figure out the proper usage of to or too, their, there or they’re and other commonly used words.
The difference is many of you are willfully ignorant and not the product of inferior education opportunities and shaped by a culture that speaks a patois that is rapidly becoming accepted as a dalect of American English, much like Southern American English has been.
thundercat says
White players are broke to.
Jack says
what racism? think of all the broke ho’s with the babies.. they are probably going to Harvard now…lol – and wtf is a dalect u dummy. did u mean dialect? ha ha ha
Thundercat says
Still in the third grade?
Jack says
4th dumbass
Thundercat says
Oh, you are in the 4th grade.
Jack says
glad you can read, Lion-O.
Bouncerss says
What’s a dalect, genius?
Richard M says
Ok professor yes most are black and most are stupid, when it comes to investing and saving money”
rich0 says
Johnny Unitas is a shocker. Not a case of an over inflated organ, just terrible business decisions. I recall reading William Perry (Chicago Bears Refrigerator 1985) had a huge brick home in South Carolina. He ended up selling it because the taxes were killing him. He was working as a brick layer/mason. He at least bailed out with his skin.
Mary Dodson says
Aaron Hernandez”s story is the saddest. I seriously believe Hernandez was/is a victim of CTE but no one cared to explore a mental defect as the probable cause of his actions. WHY?
JST says
He was involved with Gangs before college and the NFL…He was just a Thug who could never mentally make it out of the hood…Plain and simple a Murderer …CTE my a$$…stop making excuses for the worst type of criminal
92 Gulf Frogman says
I can’t believe the Pats of all teams who glut about how much they study and learn about a player before they draft him..Hello,he’s a Gang Banger,from Bristol Conn.Was that a slight oversight seeing how he was involved in at least two incidents where he got suspended.. Just can’t believe that the Pats dropped the ball on that one..Could have needed a little air!!Lol…
Thundercat says
KKK is a gang.
Mo Money says
He is suspected of com I ting multiple murders dating back to his freshman year of college. Even if CTE is a factor, Aaron Hernandez was committing violent felonies as a minor. Regardless , do you think CTE is a valid defense for shooting a man in the head because he was talking to people that Hernandez “didn’t like” , in a night club???? WHY don’t you do a little research and realize that Hernandezs case is a particularly weak one to bring up the issue of CTE….O.J. Would probably be a better example to use, but either way, what case studies have shown long term valid treatment for such conditions??? Oh wait there are not any…. So best case scenario you can you those 2 dirtbags as Guinea Pigs from their respective prison cells, because even with treatment I think most experts would agree that both men would be EXTREMELY high risk to re-offend… And even if they were not they straight up violently murdered AT LEAST 2 ppl each as far as I’m comcerned…. Sure they haven’t been convicted of all these crimes , but if someone put a gun to my head and said over under on murderes committed by Hernandez and The Juice @ 4 ….. I would say OVER with the quickness and proceed with living ….
jack61 says
This is not being racist, but FACTS, all but two were black and many were in trouble with he law… for many, if it wasn’t for football, they’d be in prison… some were anyway.
Charlie says
Sorry…it is most definitely being racist. Just like the guy who says “I’m not racist, but…”
When you start your sentence out that way, you are….and you should stop right there before you dig yourself a bigger hole.
Kev H says
All of ’em but two have something in common. Can you guess it? That’s right. I’m laughing at them.
MEE_CHIE says
Yeah….coming from poverty, most of them from single family household, having those men in suits sell you a dream on your money, getting mom on their side. Of course once they get a little money they are going to spend it and have those two same like the two you mentioned in their pockets…. Can you guess it……
Kev H says
Point 1: Making millions is being given the dream, not sold the dream.
Point 2: Millions is NOT a little money.
Point 3. They spent it all. You said so yourself.
Can I guess it? Yes, Yes I can. They are stupid. All of ’em are.
Hence, I’m laughing.
MEE_CHIE says
Your point was trying to downplay the supposedly privileged 2…..as if they could do no wrong…..now I’m tickled.
Kev H says
The 15 making millions isn’t privileged? They were just too stupid to realize it. Now they are back where they came from. You are tickled but you can’t read. In my prior response, I stated that ‘All of ’em’ are stupid. Including the 2. How’s that for privilege?
MEE_CHIE says
I think I read your 1st post very well….how’s that for a laugh.
Kev H says
They lost their privilege. I’m laughing much more.
⁂ GuestPoster ✔Gold Verified says
Yep. And here we have the typical excuse whenever a black person fails. It’s always someone else’s fault. I’m surprised you didn’t come straight out and blame whitey for these blacks filing bankruptcy for their fiscal irresponsibility and in some cases inability to keep a certain organ in their pants and fathering multiple children by multiple “mothers”.
Thank heavens not everyone is falling for that nonsense anymore.
Thunder says
White man got his hands open waiting to see what he can get.
⁂ GuestPoster ✔Gold Verified says
Nah. White man has everything they might want or need. It’s the black man with his hand out waiting to see what white man will give them.
Bouncerss says
Oh, really!
Greg Dawson Jr says
I am so glad the NFLPA has a class for in coming rookie’s on how to manage there money. The NFLPA bring in former player’s who have or had money issue’s or drug problem to give advise to the young player’s so this issue can stop. I think this new generation of player’s may seem like they waste money; but there very smart and have seen so many 30 for 30 film’s about player’s wasting money. I think through time the number’s will decline on money management.
Kelly Chase says
They had to go back 50 years to find more than one white guy.
Charlie says
Let me guess….you’re not racist, but…..
Dissenting Patriot says
I am so glad Im close to the end of the child support years. Less than a year and I will be free. I will get an immediate $1000.00 extra in monthly income. Talk about life changing!!!
And the ex-nag gets to figure out how to make up the $1000 void in tax free income.
Jack says
only 1k…..must be living it up in the single wide you broke [email protected]
caltenn11 says
Maybe these jokers should have actually gone to class and learned something..I am sure someone will say this article is racist as only one white player is in the 15 with 14 hyphenated Americans..