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At one point, Trent Richardson had 11 Netflix accounts and 8 Hulu accounts under his name

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What started with a big house bought for more than $800K with his first contract in Cleveland ended with Trent Richardson’s family and friends spending more $1.6 million dollars in less than a year when his career was crumbling.

In an interview with E:60, Richardson, who was recently released after a short stint with the Baltimore Ravens, said from the beginning of his career he was giving away $10,000 at a time to people who said they needed it to keep their cars and their houses. He provided dozens of tickets to each game to family and friends. And when he had to move from Cleveland to Indianapolis, the people living in the house didn’t help him pack — after all, he said they assumed, he has the money to hire movers.]
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http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/08/trent-richardson-money
 
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The NFL should let him be an example and mentor when his career is over to teach rookies about money management and, more importantly, people management when it comes to your money. His comment about knowing they love him but still take advantage of him says it all. Sometimes someone only has your back because they are trying to pickpocket you.
 
Unfortunately he's not the first and won't be the last player to get milked by his family and friends. Far to many players can't learn to say NO to their old lifestyle and friends.
 
Wolf6151 said:
Unfortunately he's not the first and won't be the last player to get milked by his family and friends. Far to many players can't learn to say NO to their old lifestyle and friends.
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Yep. I think this is especially common with players that come from impoverished backgrounds. They often have a hard time enjoying the success they worked so hard to achieve while those they grew up with are still struggling.

After watching this story on Richardson, it's not hard to feel sorry for the dude. He seems like a really nice genuine guy.
 
Double Barrel said:
The NFL should let him be an example and mentor when his career is over to teach rookies about money management and, more importantly, people management when it comes to your money. His comment about knowing they love him but still take advantage of him says it all. Sometimes someone only has your back because they are trying to pickpocket you.
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They do all of that in all of the big sports and have for like 20 years. Those guys just yawn at those things though. They give them tons of preparation and early advice for the new lifestyle changes financially, but it is up to the athlete to absorb the knowledge and information and utilize it with his choices down the road. We've been seeing athletes fall broke due to the "hanger on's" for like three decades now. While its unfortunate that Richardson worked over, he foolishly was irresponsible with handling his assets. Hopefully he can get back on track and won't try to be everyone's hero the next time around.
 
Texecutioner said:
They do all of that in all of the big sports and have for like 20 years. Those guys just yawn at those things though. They give them tons of preparation and early advice for the new lifestyle changes financially, but it is up to the athlete to absorb the knowledge and information and utilize it with his choices down the road. We've been seeing athletes fall broke due to the "hanger on's" for like three decades now. While its unfortunate that Richardson worked over, he foolishly was irresponsible with handling his assets. Hopefully he can get back on track and won't try to be everyone's hero the next time around.
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I think it is simply the result of the desperation of poverty + the ignorance of youth. Most of us would have been dumbasses with millions in our early 20's, much less someone who has only known an impoverished life with everyone they know struggling to make ends meet.
 
Double Barrel said:
I think it is simply the result of the desperation of poverty + the ignorance of youth. Most of us would have been dumbasses with millions in our early 20's, much less someone who has only known an impoverished life with everyone they know struggling to make ends meet.
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Everyone has a sob story, and when they are close to you and you know you can make a difference, how do you say no?
 
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