T.O.: Broke, lonely, “in hell”
Atlanta-connected former famous footballer Terrell Owens is in the news again.
Of course, it’s not good news.
T.O.’s got money problems, among other troubles, according to a piece in GQ.
The once-electric wideout earned $80 million over a career marked by both accomplishment and controversy, but now, he says, he’s broke.
He’s also friendless and apparently despondent, living in an apartment in L.A.
Those money troubles, he says, stem from bad business decisions _ investments made at the suggestion of those presumed to be knowledgeable and operating in his best interests.
T.O. says he was never a big spender himself.
Now 38, he’s still aching for a comeback, on and off the field.
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TPM
January 25th, 2012
11:02 am
Terrell Owens would have had a lot of his mony left if he invested in condoms instead of condominiums
Mellie
January 25th, 2012
11:02 am
This is the man who recently said he would NEVER pay child support for his own child. Uh, yeah. I’m not going to judge him, but I not going to extend him any pity, either. That same kid he refused to support may need to wipe his old decrepit @ss someday.
mark
January 25th, 2012
11:02 am
pass t.o. my info…i would love to help him in business & get back going….
RxDawg
January 25th, 2012
11:03 am
Ummm and just who does TO have to blame for this? Good lord… this couldn’t of happend to a better D-bag.
Mama who is teaching her kids to be humble
January 25th, 2012
11:04 am
Karma is a mofo, ain’t it T.O. When you were doing all of that showboating you never throught anything like this could happen to you. You need to humble yourself!!! I’ll bet you have learned a valuable lesson.
Long Gone Charlie
January 25th, 2012
11:04 am
Stupid is as stupid does Mama always said !
Flash
January 25th, 2012
11:06 am
War Eagle I agree with you man up something that he has never done . by the way he had no dam friends any way they wanted his money and he was a dam fool and gave it to them.
LawDawg
January 25th, 2012
11:06 am
Wow…you are just awful people commenting on here. He was a jerk of a teammate and an egomaniac, but he has never been arrested and is actually quite charitable. This is a shame and if any of you people cheering this on consider yourselves to be decent people (or, worse yet, Christian), you should look in the mirror and figure out what is wrong with you.
PUBLIC ENEMY #1
January 25th, 2012
11:08 am
Weak is the man who laughs at another mans downfall. Is TO the best person out there. No but will I laugh at him and kick him while he’s down. No. To be honest I could care less but this dude has some deep rooted issues he need to seek professional help for..
PUBLIC ENEMY #1
January 25th, 2012
11:09 am
War Eagle – Great post
PUBLIC ENEMY #1
January 25th, 2012
11:11 am
I guess ya’ll would be happy if you read the paper tomorrow that he blew his brains out.. Sad on so many levels..
Reddog
January 25th, 2012
11:11 am
80 million over a 14 year career is an average of 5.71 per year. That is blowing alot of money over many years. If you have that much money all you have to do is save it or invest it conservatively. Unfortunately, that is a theme that is all too common among athletes. Nobody feels sorry for anyone who blows or loses that much money. He is despondent because the camera is no longer on him. The media loves football not TO. If you happen to notice TO wasnt in front of the camera much this season the people scoring touchdowns were. If you still feel sorry for him, he still receives a nice tax free pension every year for his services in the NFL to keep him from living under a bridge. Life goes on. I am more interested in the athletes that made 80 million and did somethiing with it after their sports career. ahh yes, a success story!
Mellie
January 25th, 2012
11:12 am
@ LawDawg: He HAS been arrested — TWICE recently. For not paying child support. He is a deadbeat dad.
South DeKalb
January 25th, 2012
11:14 am
We fall down, but by the GRACE of God we can get back up again. Truly this is a real sad story. $80 million were earned and he didn’t try to pay any of that to the mothers of his children. Not only does he need prayers, but I also see that he needs counseling. If if was you, you would be asking for the prayers also. Praying that God will work through his situation.
DoBK
January 25th, 2012
11:20 am
Hey TO here is some FREE advice…come live in North GA and file BK..here is why..you can commit BK fraud, hid your money and lie and they will grant it to you anyway…seen it done before!!!..
Unreal...
January 25th, 2012
11:24 am
I like TO from watching his reality show, but he is one conceited individual. I am sorry he’s going through so much pain, but a lot he brought on himself. Oh well….I have no money to loan him.
jimp
January 25th, 2012
11:24 am
He got more baby mommas than Hollyfield! Same results.
Look before I leap...
January 25th, 2012
11:25 am
Not a fan of the guy but I am not interested in piling on either.
It is through adversity that someone finds his/her true character.
TO can sit on the pity pot and look for sympathy (which is going to be hard to find I suspect) or he can man up, realize his playing days are over and his ability to live the life of the NFL rock-star is kaput.
He can pull up himself up by the boot straps find a job, maybe even give something back to the world which granted him so much (coaching HS football, working at a kid’s camp etc). The NFL might even be willing to pay him a couple of hundred thou a year to talk to the NFL freshmen about fiscal responsibility (He could be the poster child for “Don’t Let this Happen to You!”)
It won’t buy the Bentley or the bling, but the point is to do something that actually benefits someone else other than himself. Though there may be challenges, the situation offers a chance to find the man within the boy.
RnBsinger
January 25th, 2012
11:25 am
You can tell he is not a very smart man just by looking at him. All those people around him knew this and was able to get away with taking his cash.
jesse
January 25th, 2012
11:28 am
HAY MAN GIVE IT TO GOD AND KEEPTHE FAIT NEVER GIVER UP
Al
January 25th, 2012
11:28 am
What makes ANYONE think that Alexander City wants his whiney broke ass back in town? He turned his back on this town, except when it afforded him some opportunity to make a few more bucks. SCREW T.O.
FACTS
January 25th, 2012
11:28 am
I love me ,some me !! T-shirts are on sale for 50 cents a pop………hahahahahahaha….. GO T.O.
Nachos
January 25th, 2012
11:29 am
He loves the white women
the TRUTH DAT
January 25th, 2012
11:31 am
LOOOOSER
t.o.
January 25th, 2012
11:32 am
ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
WTF OH WELL
January 25th, 2012
11:35 am
Didn’t he just sign with the Allen Wranglers were he is supposedly co- owner as well. Clearly he’s not that broke. I don’t feel sorry for him; that’s what happens when you waste money and other people’s time. He should have never done that reality show, clearly that was his end all to end all right there. To busy playing Mr. Hollywood vs. making plays on the field. What about all of his character “friends” on the T.O. show, they can’t help him out now…..OH NO I forgot, their all just made for TV.
Maybe he’ll get some HUMBLE PIE in the IFL.
FACTS
January 25th, 2012
11:36 am
Doing the actual math T.O. earned about 49 million due to taxes and everything else, where is the money T.O. …….he also got paid 75,000 a show for his reality show plus bonuses when the ratings were high…..WTF !!!!
ken
January 25th, 2012
11:37 am
too bad…i love me some who?
dre
January 25th, 2012
11:40 am
strontiamdog @10:05 – You’re calling TO an idiot, yet you resond to a blog for alleged non-idiots with “first?” Hmmmmm. Unbelievable.
Truth
January 25th, 2012
11:40 am
What a loser. He had crazy talent.
CF
January 25th, 2012
11:41 am
You reap what you sew … total obnoxious self absorbed self concerned loudmouth disrepspectful yahoo ..did I miss anything ? Back to the real world now………
BJ
January 25th, 2012
11:43 am
Now folks, if TO can still play, let’s give him a contract with lots of incentives…..let him choose the ones from a list set up by the owner…….if he lives up to them, he gets paid!
DC
January 25th, 2012
11:47 am
What did he do to make you all despise him so much? I’m curious to hear the reasons. He didn’t cause any harm to society, didn’t kill dogs, didn’t rape women, hell didn’t pilfer millions from unknowing investors. Yet you all speak of him like he is the scum of the earth? Is it because he is a “thug”?
Notsofast
January 25th, 2012
11:51 am
The only good from this story is if Owens will talk with some of the young men that think they have nothing to worry about. The easy come easy go is right on for so many. Money brings friends that will help you spend. When it’s gone, so are the friends.Sad Story.
Snowman
January 25th, 2012
11:52 am
I do know TO, played college football with him. One of the best guys I have ever met, both as a friend and a teammate. Yes, he has a lot of issues and yes, he brought some of them on himself. He is one of the high profile athletes who has never been in trouble off of the field. I know he owes child support, and I would tell him to take care of that as a priority. No need in bashing a guy most of you tuned in to watch him amazing abilities on the field.
Sluggo
January 25th, 2012
11:53 am
“total obnoxious self absorbed self concerned loudmouth disrepspectful yahoo ..did I miss anything?”
I’d say you’ve covered all the bases. Unless you desire to be specific and call him a deadbeat parent.
p0p
January 25th, 2012
11:54 am
I struggle with living off 45k a year and this guy whines because he blew through 80 million. he can go rot as far as i’m concerned.
Randall Simmons
January 25th, 2012
11:55 am
Ha ha what an idiot! Karma is something else. Next time hire a Jewish lawyer.
Shaniqua Moniqua Aggabatha Mandingo
January 25th, 2012
11:57 am
lay off da brotha… timez is tough. specially wit all dem white devils out dere holding my peoplez down! shout out to T.O.
Joe Knows
January 25th, 2012
11:57 am
Yea well maybe it’s me but no one should be paid to play a sport in the first place. But hey that’s the American dream and I’m all American but come on now the rest of world does hard labor while these ball players live it up. And when that is not enough they go on strike? I say pay them hourly for playing ball maybe a bonus here and there to the ones who put in the extra effort. Start a 401K program for these losers so they can still pay that child support and maybe have enough left to pay the rent. And stop paying these kids millions to play ball.
Crumpy's paws
January 25th, 2012
11:58 am
$80,000,000 dollars sure does but a lot of friend chicken, meat loaf, kool-aid and spare ribs.
Spontaneous
January 25th, 2012
11:59 am
He JUST signed with the IFL so this article is not true
Beverly Harrison
January 25th, 2012
11:59 am
I LOVE ME SOME DARK MEAT!
Billman
January 25th, 2012
12:01 pm
Gee, what a surprise. Another jerk idiot jock goes bust. Sympathy?…zero, none, nada.
richard whiskey
January 25th, 2012
12:08 pm
yeah, 80mil buys alota watermelon too!
Jim
January 25th, 2012
12:08 pm
T.O. …. go get some of that Obama cash!
Mid Town Joe
January 25th, 2012
12:10 pm
get him a squeegee and a parking garage.
INDI
January 25th, 2012
12:11 pm
Keep your head up T.O. everybody goes through hard times but only those with FAITH come out on top. I don’t think people read ALL of the story just bits and pieces…cause it clearly states he did like many other famous people and companies for that matter and hired someone to manage his money and they did not manage it properly. He did not choose to be in this situation. Either way all the nay sayers are giving him the motivation he needs to get back in the game! I loved you when you where in the spotlight and I still love and support you when the spotlight turns off! I will se you at the top AGAIN T.O. Go HARD!!!
OkieDawg
January 25th, 2012
12:11 pm
I could care less about the plight T.O. finds himself in. I hope to see him in McDonald’s shuffling fries. He should have shut his mouth and opened his ears. He had it all and now he is penniless and friendless. Maybe Jeff Garcia will give him a hand out, oh I forgot, T.O. called Garcia a homosexual in an interview. How about Donavan McNabb? I guess not, T.O. threw McNabb under the bus also. Hey Owens, order up.
BLACKisBeautiful!
January 25th, 2012
12:11 pm
TO….I want to feel bad for you! BUT since you have been so vocal about NOT liking BLACK WOMEN…go get some money from all the WHITE Girls you spent your money on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GEEZ!