20 NFL Players That Went Completely Broke

Terrell Owens

2. Terrell Owens 

Terrell Owens is a classic example of no matter how good you are at something, if you have a terrible attitude, you will fail. As an Eagles fan, I remember when T.O. came to Philadelphia. For once, it seemed like my hometown team might actually make things happen since he was averaging at least one touchdown per game. But as we all now T.O. was extremely outspoken, cocky, arrogant, and just a terrible teammate.

After leaving the Eagles he would play for a variety of different teams but never really stuck with any particular one, probably because he was horrible to work with. After his retirement he quickly made some poor investments, owed the IRS over $400,000, failed to pay child support, and just generally had a rough time financially.

Written by Sebastian Hensiek

From Philadelphia, Sebastian is a fan of music, writing, art, and entertainment.