ESPN 30 for 30 BROKE: Pro Athlete Financial Pitfalls

Last night was the premiere broadcast of ESPN's documentary on the issues of money management and pro athletes. If you missed it, watch it below the cut.

"How much have I lost in gambling? About 10 million. -- Charles Barkley

Directed Billy Corben, the piece was littered with sobering statistics and hard lessons learned from the tales of athletes including Keith McCants, Bernie Kosar, Andre Rison, Marvin Miller, Sean Salisbury, Eugene Lockhart and more (with commentary from other insiders like Shelly Finkel, Herman Edwards, Dan Wasserman, Murray Chass, etc.) participating in a lifestyle that can't be maintained forever -- physically, mentally, and definitely not financially. "After 2 years of retirement 78% of NFL Players are bankrupt or financially stressed. After 5 years, 60% of NBA players are broke." And THAT was the INTRO! Shout out to and Robin Lyon (@balleralert) Stephanie (@eleven8) from BallerAlert.com for their contributions. They did great.



Watch the special here (while it's still up :) ).