Sell Drugs, Cause $22.5 Million Isn’t Enough
Posted in Football, Uncategorized, Updates on October 3rd, 2008I’m at a loss of words for what would inspire former Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry to sell drugs. The contract he signed with the Broncos in 2007 guaranteed $12 million. Not $1.2 million, which you could easily go through making it rain in Vegas strip clubs (a la Pacman Jones). $12 million dollars.
Latrell Sprewell held out for more money because he had to feed his family — and this is probably the most plausible reason that Henry was selling drugs. He does, after all, have 9 different children from 9 different mothers. Henry had to borrow money from the Titans to pay his child support and was threatened with jail time. Keep in mind, this is BEFORE he signed the $22.5 million dollar deal with the Broncos.
Let’s just say that he did need the money to feed his 9 children. We’ll use the guaranteed $12 million as an example. McDonald’s is trying hard to make you believe in the value of a dollar these days, so we’ll use double cheeseburgers as an example. With $12 million dollars, you could have one double cheeseburger a day for 32,876 years. So, in theory, he should have enough money to feed his family.
This is just another example of a pro athlete doing something incredibly stupid. It’s not even the first time that a pro football player has been charged with selling cocaine - remember Jamal Lewis back in 2000?
The sad thing is, selling drugs is one of the less frequented dumb things that athletes do. Pot possession, or alcohol related charges, or any of things the Cincinnati Bengals roster has done are far more common.
The average length of an NFL career is 3.5 years. Let’s assume a player has a good career, let’s say they play for 10 years. That’s ten years of gamechecks and endorsements. That’s 10 years to not smoke pot, sell drugs, run around with an unregistered handgun, or drive around town after drinking a fifth of Grey Goose. Is that really so much for the NFL to ask players? Get a cab when you’re drunk. Don’t ride in a vehicle that has weed in it, that way the cops won’t mistaken your “friends” weed for yours when you get pulled over.
Even Ricky Williams is realizing how much he has to lose. Maybe the NFL should require meditation classes so when their players have the urge to smoke pot when they have 3 days off, they’ll be able to resist that urge. Something to consider.
Other News from the World of Sports
- Lee Evans signed a $37.25 million dollar extension with the Bills
- The Cubs are getting ready for another 100 years
- Ocho Cinco wants to kiss the Dallas star. Chad, that would require scoring a touchdown.
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