JaMarcus Russell
Russell is going to go down as one of the worst draft picks in the history of the NFL. Selected #1 overall by the Oakland Raiders, JaMarcus Russell was supposed to become the Raiders’ franchise QB of the future. Unfortunately Russell would end up becoming a bust, falling out of the league in record time. League problems met with poor money management and Russell was soon bereft of his $68 million career earnings. Russell has tried several times to get back into the NFL but so far there haven’t been any takers. With each passing year it seems unlikely that the former QB star will ever make it back onto the gridiron.
Johnny Unitas
Johnny Unitas is a football legend and everyone knows it. However, off the field, he was a horrible business, and everyone knew it. In 1991, he filed for bankruptcy as he was unable to pay back loans on a purchase of a manufacturing company.