ESPN Films 30 for 30 documentary series focused on some of the pitfalls NFL players encountered after leaving the league.

Director Billy Corben did a marvelous job in the documentary of sowing how one can go from bing a multimillionaire to “BROKE” by buying into lavish lifestyles and poor money management.

Some of the highest paid athletes can lose it all in a matter of months.

Drug addiction, groupies, lavish spending, gambling, bad investments and of course large child support payments, are a few of the issues that turn ballers “BROKE”.

Athletes such as former NFL Pro Bowler Andre Rison, former MLB World Series Champion Curt Schilling, former NBA All-Star Jamal Mashburn, openly discuss their monetary issues, revealing that bad judgement and lack of financial education played a huge part in many of their lives.

Watch the full video + former Falcon Bob Whitfield‘s assessment of the show below: Continue Reading…