Andre Rison earned $19million during a successful 12-season NFL career. Selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 22nd pick of the 1989 NFL Draft, he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons after a solid rookie campaign. Rison became the fifth wideout in NFL history to rack up 60 touchdowns in his first six season and scored to help the Green Bay Packers win the Super Bowl in 1996.
The five-time Pro Bowler was in the conversation for a Hall of Fame place but never got the call. He had a turbulent career off the field - including an infamous incident where his popstar ex-wife Lisa Lopes burned down his $2million mansion in 1994 - and was declared bankrupt in 2007 after blowing his fortune on cars, nights out, and jewellery. “Some guys had a gambling problem,” Rison said in the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary 'Broke'.
“Well, I had a spending problem. "We were making it snow. You start throwing $100 bills instead of fives.
So you’ve got a competition going on now [between teammates]. "I’d be lying on the bed knocked out [after getting back from the club] with $10,000 lying on the floor. I’ve got another $5,000 in my pocket.
You might find another $7,500 in the pocket in my coat" Rison estimated he spent seven figures on jewellery, and told djvlad that he once owned eight Ferraris and as part of a 50-strong fleet of luxury cars. "Now all of a sudden you’ve got this bank account you control," he told mlive. "You can go to it, pull out anytime, put in any time, but at the time.
