Not Surprising

Dez Bryant is broke and he is just a few years into the NFL.

I listened to a radio show that covered this topic and they brought on a lot of ex athletes to give their insights. A lot of these guys get these huge paychecks and blow it rather than be smart with it because they think the money will never stop coming in. So they buy a lot of expensive things, big houses, fancy cars, as well as hooking up all their friends/family with money and gifts.

Then their career ends and the money stops coming in, and they didn't save their money or be smart with it so they have a bunch of assets and no income. They have to liquidate those assets, but still spend too much money and still live like the high rollers they were as athletes. Eventually they run out of assets to liquidate, and the property taxes on their big homes become too much of a burden and they go broke

It's why you see so many athletes become sports radio/TV personas, because the number one financial burden of ex-athletes is property taxes.

I have friends in the NFL and MLB who say that once they signed their pro contracts they started getting phone calls/internet messages from people they haven't talked to in years asking for some money and all types of leeches coming out of the woodwork looking for the hookup. People need to realize that unless you are a superstar like Kobe Bryant or someone like that, a million dollars or so won't last forever.