{"id":1138695,"date":"2020-04-11T15:16:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T19:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1138695"},"modified":"2020-04-11T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T19:16:37","slug":"andre-risons-1-million-jewelry-habit-cost-him-nfl-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/andre-risons-1-million-jewelry-habit-cost-him-nfl-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Rison's $1 Million Jewelry Habit Cost Him NFL Fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Andre &#8220;Bad Moon&#8221; Rison made more than $20 million during his impressive NFL career. Though he rarely gets mentioned when discussing the top receivers in league history, that's a shame. The former Michigan State standout dominated during the '90s as one of the NFL's preeminent No. 1 wideouts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"lucrative NFL career (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dan-marino-lost-millions-by-backing-titanic-directors-company\/\" >lucrative NFL career<\/a>, the former Super Bowl champion lost everything. One of the prominent athletes featured in the ESPN 30 for 30 episode &#8220;Broke&#8221;, Rison's fall from stardom to bankruptcy should be a cautionary tale for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"today's professional athletes (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/rob-gronkowski-saved-54-million-with-this-simple-strategy\/\" >today's professional athletes<\/a>. Spending more than $1 million on jewelry played a significant role in Andre Rison losing everything he earned from pro football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Andre Rison became an NFL star in Atlanta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That time in Super Bowl 31 when Brett Favre audibled to a play he had watched in the hotel earlier that day.<br><br>That play was Joe Montana&#39;s &#39;59 Razor&#39; in Super Bowl 24. The audible in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Packers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Packers<\/a>&#39; case sent Andre Rison on a post route \u2015 54 yard TD.<br><br>There will never be another #4. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XsMMsvLuwm\">pic.twitter.com\/XsMMsvLuwm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Joe (day 1 dontayvion wicks fan) (@joepkipp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joepkipp\/status\/1006356642202603522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/what-would-russell-wilsons-career-look-like-if-the-colts-drafted-him\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Indianapolis Colts (opens in a new tab)\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> drafted Rison with the 22nd pick of the 1989 NFL draft. As a rookie, the 22-year-old caught 52 passes for 820 yards and four touchdowns. However, after just one season in Indy, Rison got traded to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Atlanta Falcons (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/falcons-set-nfl-record-with-10-first-round-starters\/\" >Atlanta Falcons<\/a> in a massive deal to land the No. 1 overall pick in the 1990 NFL draft. The Colts <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"infamously took quarterback Jeff George (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/what-happened-to-no-1-draft-pick-jeff-george\/\" >infamously took quarterback Jeff George<\/a>\u2014a franchise-altering decision that eventually led to Peyton Manning's arrival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Rison, the trade proved to be a career-changer. In five years with the Falcons, he became one of the NFL's most dominant weapons. He made the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons in Atlanta. In 1993, he tied for the NFL lead with 15 receiving touchdowns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The explosive wideout spent a year in Cleveland before latching on with the Packers down the stretch in 1996. Rison kicked off Green Bay's Super Bowl XXXI victory by hauling in a beautiful 54-yard TD from <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/how-brett-favre-escaped-death-in-a-car-accident-30-years-ago\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Brett Favre (opens in a new tab)\">Brett Favre<\/a>. After earning a Super Bowl ring, he spent three years in Kansas City before spending his final NFL season in Oakland. In total, he racked up 743 catches, 10,205 yards and 84 TD in 12 seasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five-time Pro Bowler also won a CFL championship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andre Rison putting the whole defense on skates to get in the end zone.<br><br>(Nov. 5, 1989) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndreRisonPro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AndreRisonPro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Colts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Colts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MIAvsIND?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MIAvsIND<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7SYh2TnvdJ\">pic.twitter.com\/7SYh2TnvdJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL Legacy (@NFLLegacy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLLegacy\/status\/1066499738743107584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Though his NFL days ended, that didn't stop Andre Rison from playing football. The three-time second-team All-Pro selection took his talents north of the border to the Canadian Football League. Though he no longer had the speed to threaten defenses deep, Rison still carved out a complementary role with the Toronto Argonauts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rison caught 14 passes for 174 yards and one TD in his first CFL season. And just like he did in Green Bay, he helped his new team take home a championship. Toronto won the 92nd Earl Grey Cup before cutting Rison the following year. His CFL career may have been short, but he still walked away with a second championship to add to his impressive collection of hardware. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rison filed for bankruptcy in 2007<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Andre Rison Tells NFL Rookies How to Keep From Going Broke | TMZ Sports\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gc1IP34Ihe8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The story of Andre Rison isn't complete without examining his financial troubles. Even though he banked millions from the game of football, his fortune ran out. Known for spending well beyond his means, the Michigan native blew through his NFL fortune in no time at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured in ESPN's &#8220;Broke&#8221; documentary about <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/johnny-unitas-was-forced-to-file-for-bankruptcy-after-an-awful-investment\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"athletes who lost everything (opens in a new tab)\">athletes who lost everything<\/a>, Rison made a stunning revelation about his insane spending habits. In the episode, the former Super Bowl champion confessed that he spent at least $1 million on jewelry. That's an incredible amount of money, even for a player who once made $2.8 million in a single season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It didn't stop there, either. Clubbing became another vice for one of the NFL's best receivers. And those bills rose even higher considering he typically had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/sports\/flint\/2012\/10\/flint_native_andre_rison_says.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"group of 40 people with him (opens in a new tab)\">group of 40 people with him<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe were going to new levels,\u201d Rison said. \u201cWe were making it snow. You start throwing $100 bills instead of fives. So you\u2019ve got a competition going on now. I\u2019d be lying on the bed knocked out (after getting back from the club) with $10,000 lying on the floor. I\u2019ve got another $5,000 in my pocket. You might find another $7,500 in the pocket in my coat.\u201d<br><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately for Andre Rison, his poor financial choices caught up. With a mountain of unpaid child support bills, he had to declare bankruptcy in 2007. While he has managed to turn his life around since that fateful filing, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Celebrity Net Worth (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-athletes\/nfl\/andre-rison-net-wort\/\" target=\"_blank\">Celebrity Net Worth<\/a> estimates his net worth at just $150,000. What a far fall from grace for a player who spent almost 10 times that amount on jewelry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andre Rison spent more than $1 million of his NFL fortune on jewelry. 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