Clinton Portis owes his mom $500k, $5 million in total debt

[Lucky_Lefty]

That should be even more of a reason to be cheap with your money, when you know what it's like to struggle it should make you more responsible.

That's like saying if I starved you for 30 days and only gave you water and bread then on the 31st day I put you in front of a spread that only rivals the king of Saudi Arabia shindig, why are you eating all the lobsters and shrimps and not these pb&j sandwiches?

 

[Danie84]

Not Portis

 

[Harry B]

If you make 40 million, why not put it all in secure mutual fund betting on a broad index.
Too many people think that it's easy to do business, bet all you have on one venture
First rule of investing is diversification, and if not hedge your bets.

 

[backbreaker65]

It's called creating debt, He probably doesn't owe his mother anything, but he can count on her riding with him.

 

[Gyasi85]

Its fukkery either way you look at it..He gotta take responsibility for the women....but Cacs on other forums talking like Portis the first....FOH...when Dykstra and Schillings been knee deep in financial fukkery since retirement but Ofay nikkas love when black men go bank fukk..Its too many financially illiterate nikkas being forced to become financially literate adults when they ain't ready. They could modify the curriculum in College for certain high risk athletes and start these nikkas off early on real financial literacy...to better prepare them for the future but nah...that might spoil any possible pay days for Levy ..there ain't nuthin more foolish than New Money...but shyt let my Man Herm tell it....LOL

 

[shagnificent belafonte]

Dude is actually from my hometown in mississippi...shortly after getting on he threw a party at a small local club...I got to meet him. Real low key humble dude. Also, shortly after getting on a chick from highschool flew down to see him with the purpose of getting pregnant...she succeeded and was eating good off him...real talk, hate it had to be him....

 

[jwonder]

They are just stupid. Plain and simple. NFL has made strides to offer them common sense options like financial advisors. First thing they should do is have some sort of retirement trust set up. Then have a backup trust that they can't touch til they are 50. Also take some financial classes.

It's the strip club trickin, buying cars that cost more than houses, and living out of control every day. I don't get it. Everything in moderation.

And fukk all these high risk investments. You a god damn millionaire. You can do low risk and still come out great. The only investment I'm doing is real estate. Buying straight cash, fukk a loan. Renters are out there for life.

 

[jwonder]

Think a casino in Alabama will be profitable brehs

Hmm maybe if it were near the beach. I didn't even know Bama had beaches. But that would take a lot of money. It's a backwards bible belt state that probably wouldn't have let a lot of shyt pop off like in Hollywood, FL and Vegas. It have better to invest in a Casino that is already prosperous.

 

[jwonder]

Dude is actually from my hometown in mississippi...shortly after getting on he threw a party at a small local club...I got to meet him. Real low key humble dude. Also, shortly after getting on a chick from highschool flew down to see him with the purpose of getting pregnant...she succeeded and was eating good off him...real talk, hate it had to be him....

It's crazy, but they got to think smarter. Honestly I would have a vasectomy during my playing days.

 

[Geek Nasty]

78% of nfl players go broke after retirement

And, probably 3/4 of NFL players don't make shyt off football. Practice squad guys, camp bodies, dudes who get signed fora few games a year, and add to that you only play on average 3-4 years. The average player is just getting a taste of money then poof it's all gone.

My cousin made the practice squad a couple years ago. Lasted a season, and up to the preaseaon cuts his 2nd season. Dude couldn't have made more than a few $100K.

 

[Mook]

At least Isaiah Thomas and Karl Malone both said fukk getting agents, I go straight to a lawyer myself and have them read and teach them about contracts and everything else...

I understand u grow up poor, but at the same time u have a free ride to colllege to learned shyt u have know idea about..

Hell even YouTube can help u understand a lot...

It's like these athletes don't learn from previous athletes fukk up...

Motherfukkers to busy trying to be tony Montana, frank lucas and deniro in casino. Put the dvd away

Thats pretty dumb. Agents can get you endorsements and outside work using your fame. They been doing this for years and have connections that a regular lawyer wouldn't.

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

A fool and his money........ You finish the rest

 

[MalikReloaded]

Nikkas is dumb. There's no other way around it. At this point, the NFL should start holding 5% mandatory from every player's contract to put into a trust for when they're 50 years old. Make it mandatory.

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

I saw him do poetry in Pembroke Pines, FL. When I saw I was like "who is this swollen nikka looking like Clinton Portis doing poetry?" Then he was introduced.

 

[MAKAVELI25]

It's crazy, but they got to think smarter. Honestly I would have a vasectomy during my playing days.

Been saying the vasectomy thing for years. Get that shyt done right before the draft and don't reverse it till either you retire or meet a chick you're willing to wife.