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15 NFL Stars and How They Blew Their Millions

July 27, 2015 by SportsDrop 172 Comments

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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.

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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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  1. Stanley says

    January 4, 2016 at 7:10 am

    …and they still can’t read, write or speak correctly.

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  2. Randall Madison says

    November 24, 2015 at 8:42 pm

    Why is another man concerned about another man’s finances – good or bad? They entertained you during their playing days.

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  3. Joe Smith says

    November 23, 2015 at 6:05 pm

    I don’t feel bad for any of them

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  4. Joe Boss says

    November 18, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    what do they all have in common…

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    • jack61 says

      February 27, 2016 at 8:49 pm

      Yeah… all but two were black… and some were in trouble with the law… how stupid is that?

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    • David Burch says

      March 5, 2016 at 11:13 pm

      Blacks that are dumb (can’t read, write or speak correctly – Stanley) have roots in their ancestors being denied an education by racists like you and these other undercover racists making comments. No one purposely tries to be dumb. There are reasons for it that go far beyond what your own dumbness could or would want to understand.

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      • Thunder says

        March 10, 2016 at 5:01 pm

        @disqus_0kchQKZ33L:disqus whitey want to see them fail, that’s the way whitey think.

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        • David Burch says

          March 10, 2016 at 5:12 pm

          I’ve heard ignorance is bliss.

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          • Thundercat says

            October 31, 2017 at 12:16 pm

            You must be bliss then.

  5. T.Guido says

    November 2, 2015 at 11:27 am

    TYPICAL SPERM DONOR. NO CLASS P O S. To CHEAP to PAY A GIRL her due. Now he’s WHERE HE BELONGS. IN THE DUMP’S. BIG MOUTH.

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  6. Todd M. Shepherd says

    October 22, 2015 at 7:54 am

    Until these dudes learn to stop having all of these children with multiple women they will always end up on this list. These women know exactly what they are doing and you so stupid that you fall for it every time.

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    • T.Guido says

      November 2, 2015 at 11:39 am

      but they got to have THE MOST YOUNGINS, Show what A MAN THEY ARE. Be the BABY DADDY. look Bitoch, I GOTS PLENY MONEY. NO BIRTH CONTROL, . More Youngins the BIGGER THE CHECK. They taught that from THEIR MOMMA’S.

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  7. bonasa says

    October 16, 2015 at 9:08 am

    Jeez, they are all fools. No wonder like 80% of retired players are broke.

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  8. Uncle Ernie aka Keith Moon says

    October 15, 2015 at 12:33 pm

    dumb men only thinking with their “other head”

    it is ridiculous the amount of money these gold diggers receive in child support

    in a feminist society, women are toxic, not worth the effort.

    buy an escort instead of buying a financial millstone

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  9. Toby Couchman says

    October 14, 2015 at 8:08 am

    what idiots. how can you blow that much money?!

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  10. Danny B says

    October 5, 2015 at 8:05 pm

    Mark Brunell lost money investing in fast food chains? How is this possible? Most McDonalds, Chick Filas, etc are profitable. I don’t understand it. Real estate? Yes, Fast Food Chains? No, I don’t get it. Junior Bridgeman, a former Bucks basketball player, owns and runs 15 Wendy’s franchises and apparently is doing quite well. He invested his money wisely. Very rarely have I heard of a fast food restaurant closing down or losing money.

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    • Jeremy Dugans says

      February 18, 2016 at 12:19 pm

      Except that a fast food chain does not have to be a powerhouse like Mcdonalds, or Burger king ect… It could have been mama rosies burgers on the go, and little richards dogs on the bay, ect.. you get the idea.

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    • jack61 says

      February 27, 2016 at 8:50 pm

      I really loved Mark when he played for the Huskies and won the National Championship.

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  11. Jerry says

    October 5, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    Don’t confuse refusal to pay with lack of money.

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  12. Jon J Thompson says

    October 3, 2015 at 3:38 pm

    Need I say anything?

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  13. Jon J Thompson says

    October 3, 2015 at 3:36 pm

    Another example of having it all, and doing some stupid things……..murder, this butt-wad needs to be in jail forever +100 years!

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  14. Jon J Thompson says

    October 3, 2015 at 3:35 pm

    This one shocks me the most, but at least he most likely kept his manhood in his trousers!

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  15. Jon J Thompson says

    October 3, 2015 at 2:55 pm

    You play, you pay. Boy, these dudes are piling up for their stupidity!

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  16. Jon J Thompson says

    October 3, 2015 at 2:51 pm

    Whoa, a white guy!

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  17. Jon J Thompson says

    October 3, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    Good! These idiots need to realize that if you play, you pay! What a dumb-a_s!

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  18. Jon J Thompson says

    October 3, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    Never liked this clown, he had an ego the size of Mount Everest. Doesn’t surprise me that ‘moron’ is the word of the day for this dildo. Great example he has set for the next generation. No matter how much talent you have, sometimes you just can’t fix stupid!

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  19. legbreaker says

    September 28, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    I don’t feel sorry for one of these idiots. They have made way more money than I ever had and they blew it As I like to say “Don’t be stupid you morons.” They did it all to themselves.

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  20. gercabalo says

    September 26, 2015 at 8:23 pm

    NINE kids with 9 different women? WOW!!!

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    • legbreaker says

      September 28, 2015 at 6:59 pm

      Very, very funny. Those nine kids don’t know what to think when each one has at least eight other stepbrothers or stepsisters. One big huge drunken mess.

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    • Bouncerss says

      May 7, 2016 at 1:04 am

      Yeah, he be a real man! (Sarcasm)

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  21. wiscman says

    September 26, 2015 at 7:45 pm

    How can you make a small fortune as a Pro Football player? Start with a large fortune as a Pro Ball player!!!

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  22. Thinh Tran says

    September 26, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    That a lot of monies (income) from an common man view point (income). It seemed that fame and extravagant lifestyle (for show) will only made ’em poorer.

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  23. Larry Croft says

    September 23, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    Too bad about Simpson. After promising to find the real killer, the government won’t give him a chance by letting him out.

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    • legbreaker says

      September 28, 2015 at 7:03 pm

      Even worse for Nicole and Ron who were ambushed by a drug crazed OJ. They never saw it coming. The worst by far is Ron who was just bringing back a pair of glasses for Nicole.

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  24. Kandylicious says

    September 15, 2015 at 10:33 am

    The sad part about stories like this are there will be more like these coming, More ahtletes mis-managing their money and blowing millions.

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  25. Jay Johnson says

    September 14, 2015 at 11:29 pm

    shows your level of intelligous , there are black jews

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    • Benyamin Tover says

      November 22, 2015 at 12:55 am

      Yeah, Sammy Davis Jew-nior

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  26. Tim Leard says

    September 14, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    Maybe if these guys kept their junk in their pants they wouldn’t be paying all that child support , I mean 6 kids with five different women ?

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  27. bobf123 says

    September 14, 2015 at 8:25 pm

    22 million and now broke? sorry but a i don’t feel for these idiots. put 3/4’s in bank and let it ride and live off the 1/4. if you can’t live off that then you are really a jerk and deserve what happens.

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  28. Deqwanne Jackson says

    September 13, 2015 at 11:21 pm

    Vince Young had his homeless uncle as his financial manager. And there’s you’re clue……..

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    • Kev H says

      February 24, 2016 at 8:23 pm

      You got something against uncle Pookie?

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  29. Chris says

    September 13, 2015 at 1:44 am

    I will frys with that Terrell, I will take Frys with that!

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  30. eng_England says

    September 9, 2015 at 2:08 pm

    Comparing athletes, especially NFL players, to doctors is STUPID. Doctors careers are measured in DECADES, while NFL careers are measured in WEEKS.

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  31. ejbr says

    September 8, 2015 at 8:13 pm

    True…just look at Jay Z, Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Dre, Will Smith, Puff Daddy, Beyoncee…flip the coin…look at Bernie Madoff or other Jewish scam artists that are now broke and in jail. Stupid may be genetic, but you would be the poster child for that fact.

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    • bobtanner says

      September 14, 2015 at 12:40 am

      True. Bob Tanner.

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  32. PLAY_HRD says

    September 8, 2015 at 5:34 pm

    Does Johnny Unitas even count? He filed for bankruptcy when his business failed, not because of his personal behavior.

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  33. Kev H says

    September 8, 2015 at 4:22 pm

    All but two of them have one thing in common. Can you guess it? Yes, that’s right. They’re arrogant.

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    • bobtanner says

      September 14, 2015 at 12:37 am

      You are right. Bob Tanner.

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      • Kev H says

        February 24, 2016 at 8:18 pm

        Hey Bob.

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  34. Nightstalker says

    September 8, 2015 at 11:59 am

    I’m sorry but if they want me to feel sorry for them, not going to happen if you were that stupid then you deserve to be broke.

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  35. Ronco99 says

    September 7, 2015 at 7:44 pm

    Not a single one of those horn-dogs could keep their rocket in their pocket! Ive been married for 23 years and never strayed, I took a vow “forsaking all others” because I love my wife. WTF is wrong with these guys? Being on an endless trim hunt is a hollow existence, look at them now.

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    • bobtanner says

      September 14, 2015 at 12:39 am

      Your halo is blinding! Bob Tanner.

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  36. Stephen Haylock says

    September 7, 2015 at 2:28 pm

    There football players!

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    • BILL G. says

      September 7, 2015 at 4:53 pm

      There? LOL…. Try they’re. Someone needs another English class before putting down others.

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  37. Ramal Samoth says

    September 6, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    i really hope that athletes of years to come take notice of these fool’s actions that costed them their $. these idiots just let the little head do the thinking for the big head and look what it got them. be careful athletes gold diggers and leaches are real and they’ll drain you faster than you can think

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    • Kelly Chase says

      February 9, 2016 at 4:44 pm

      Every year they sit these rookies down for a day long series of speeches where they trot out all the morons who blew all their money on drugs and girls and tell them what to look out for and what to avoid. Half these guys are just plain stupid idiots who went to college but never attended any meaningful classes. Basket weaving and the history of rap aren’t courses that prepare you for life with money.

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  38. John says

    September 6, 2015 at 4:54 pm

    Sure…they’re broke…don’t mind that $25 million in the offshore bank account under the name “John Smith”…they are TOTALLY broke man….sure…

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  39. disqus_1oMNkqKpwO says

    September 5, 2015 at 8:46 pm

    Q: Can a woman make you a millionaire ?

    A: YES !……..If your a billionaire

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    • Doug Mend says

      September 13, 2015 at 11:55 am

      LOL!!!!

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    • legbreaker says

      February 25, 2016 at 10:21 pm

      I was faster than the woman. I got rid of her before we had kids. Probably the best move I ever made. But it was razor thin close.

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      • Matthew says

        March 4, 2016 at 2:40 pm

        fuuuk lol

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  40. Jonathan Francis says

    September 2, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    Its as I have said before, Spending like a Billionare on a Millionare’s budget,Financially that will break you fast

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  41. Buso Raguso says

    September 2, 2015 at 10:47 am

    I used to be the marketing manager at a large bankruptcy firm in Atlanta. I have sent letters to Terrell Owens and Allen Iverson related to foreclosures. I’ve also personally done paperwork for a very notable music executive from the past and our firm also did a case for a guy that had a huge radio hit just a year prior.

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    • bobtanner says

      September 14, 2015 at 12:44 am

      One can only hope that you signed all those papers and documents with your Busso Raguso name. That way it would be as fake as your story…and by the way does this trite tale of yours have a point? Bob Tanner.

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  42. Buso Raguso says

    September 2, 2015 at 10:42 am

    If you need to include the speculation of Ray Rice’s finances in this, then I don’t understand why you didn’t just stop at 12 people instead of 15…….

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  43. Buso Raguso says

    September 2, 2015 at 10:40 am

    Has anybody stopped laughing long enough to question exactly why Child Support payments are so damned high to begin with? Ownes has to pay out more than 10 racks per kid per month? My mom and dad combined didn’t even GROSS 10K a month in salaries and they provided for three kids on that kind of money. The Female Supremacy movement is real and mens rights are abused every day, especially in divorce law and custody cases. You need to pay for your kids, but you shouldn’t have to pay for your baby’s momma’s toys and luxurious lifestyle that she didn’t earn.

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    • legbreaker says

      September 28, 2015 at 6:51 pm

      The best trick women like to use is that when they leave you is that they trick another man to move in with him for free and he pays all of the bills now. And she still gets to keep all of the child support and alimony that you have been paying by not getting married again. Now she has two men who are paying everything for her. And on top of that she probably has a boyfriend on top of
      the two original men.

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      • Stanley says

        January 4, 2016 at 7:11 am

        That should be conditional. No roommates.

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    • Kev H says

      February 24, 2016 at 8:15 pm

      True. But for the regular Joes it’s more tragic. If you are a sport star, or rich, or male don’t get married.

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  44. John Doe says

    August 30, 2015 at 10:52 pm

    I see a pattern here.

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  45. Gilbert Mayfield says

    August 30, 2015 at 4:50 pm

    no kid needs 12 grand a month to live on all that money is going to the lazy moma of the kids

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  46. nom de plume says

    August 25, 2015 at 12:36 pm

    Who would have thought rutting around like a mutt and sperminating as many women as possible with your b*stard offspring would be considered a poor financial decision?

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  47. Croid says

    August 20, 2015 at 6:03 pm

    jiqqity niqqity foos

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  48. htjsos says

    August 20, 2015 at 1:25 am

    they are not broke.. until you see them getting jobs like gary coleman then they are broke.. Just because someone file for bankruptcy doesnt mean they are broke.. smh.. A broke person cant afford 44k in child support every month????

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  49. walt W says

    August 18, 2015 at 10:07 am

    I am sure many are wanting to sue the colleges who gave them opportunity for education and free opportunity to showcase skills to earn these jobs. They threw it away, now must be someone else’s fault.

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    • geewyzz says

      August 21, 2015 at 10:51 pm

      Free? I wouldn’t call dedicating over a thousand hours and helping to generate millions of dollars in revenue “free.” What’s your definition of “free”?

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      • nom de plume says

        August 25, 2015 at 12:40 pm

        What the f*ck are you talking about?

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        • geewyzz says

          August 27, 2015 at 6:37 pm

          Can’t read, huh?

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          • Chris says

            September 13, 2015 at 1:46 am

            No sh*t Gee- people don’t get it. It’s sad that alot- not all, but allot of these guys live like there’s no tomorrow, then tomorrow shows up. Oh well.

        • Rich Mall says

          November 14, 2015 at 11:42 am

          @ nom
          I think he’s talking about the ‘Affirmative Action” students, the one’s with the educational smarts that in return join the ‘Black Lives Matter’ to give them support with their college degree smarts….but, on the bright side, they made the news maybe for the last time fame?

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  50. Don William Zarella says

    August 7, 2015 at 1:55 pm

    What do almost all of these individuals have in common, (no it is not that they are black) it was about the lifestyle they led. The tens of thousands in child support they had to pay, the criminal life they led, the so called friends they had. I like it when they threw in the 2 white individuals that lost their money for their failed business they had, they did not lose their money due to their lifestyle they led

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    • geewyzz says

      August 21, 2015 at 11:01 pm

      You pink people will look for anything to feel better about yourselves. I’m curious. Which is more important to you people, water or the sense of superiority? Pitiful!

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      • Yato says

        August 28, 2015 at 6:16 am

        Truth hurts doesn’t.

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      • Ownsizzle says

        September 1, 2015 at 4:42 pm

        Your mama

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        • Benyamin Tover says

          November 22, 2015 at 12:52 am

          C’mon now, he know he momma. He jest don’t know he daddy.

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      • disqus_Xz3UA6obwj says

        September 7, 2015 at 2:32 pm

        Then why do you clowns look at everything in terms of race? Feeling a bit insecure?

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      • Stanley says

        January 4, 2016 at 7:13 am

        What are you talkin’ ’bout Willis?

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    • Dazy says

      September 8, 2015 at 3:56 pm

      OK, I won’t name names, but here is what I saw with one very famous NFL player… He was great in his prime and everyone wanted a piece of him. This gentleman, and he was quite the gentle man, had an attorney as his financial manager, agent, executor of his estate and trustee over the trusts that were created (for his parents, no kids). He chose this man (no gentleman) because he’d gone to school with him and thought he could be trusted. These young men often come from poverty and nobody in their families or neighborhoods ever had any kind of money so they didn’t know anything about business contracts or how there are vultures around every corner. This attorney, agent, etc. was getting a percentage of any contract (about 35-40%), he was getting management fees plus (1-2%), he was charging an hourly rate of $350+, and he was skimming off the top of everything else. This poor football player also had been hit in the head so many times he was not ‘all there’ after he retired and he was an easy target. Every single childhood friend and family member has their hand out or needs an ‘investor’ in whatever scam they’re involved with. These players need some kind mentoring program. They should also be going to business school rather than taking easy degree plans (encouraged by college coaches to allow more time for football). These guys aren’t criminals. Often they are just naive to how ‘friends’ can betray them and leave them holding the bag. Yes, they tend to be promiscuous, but show me a man that can resist beautiful women throwing themselves at you (and deliberately getting pregnant). It takes an incredible amount of intelligence, guidance and discipline to overcome the whirlwind they’re met with the minute that contract is signed and money changes hands. And, again, I think brain injury is a far bigger factor than the public knows. Many of these men are never diagnosed with brain injury, but it’s clear they have emotional struggles and a least some impairment – even the ones who are very bright.

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      • caltenn11 says

        February 2, 2016 at 5:25 pm

        Boo!! Hoo!!

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    • Kelly Chase says

      February 9, 2016 at 4:39 pm

      And they had to go back 50 years for one of the white guys.

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