July 15, 2009
By Christie Weber
Reporter, Skunkpost
Nine child support payments a month, totaling over $170,000 per year could stretch anyone’s budget, even if they make over $22.5 million in the NFL. This is what ex-Bill Travis Henry says drove him to fund a major drug ring, landing him 3 years in prison. The former Bills running back receives jail time behind federal bars for conspiracy to traffic cocaine, because he was “desperate and broke” as he put it.
So how did he get here? First, Henry says he “trusted” too many women, and relied on his bed-buddies to use birth control. This “trust” led to fathering 9 children by 9 different women.
Last spring, Denver Bronco’s coach Mike Shanahan and his coaching staff cut Henry from the team for practicing drugs rather than speed (MPH that is). Henry explained that his life really went into a “downward spiral” when his $40,000 in drug money was stolen from a house, shortly following losing his job. In terms of child support that’s 2.1 children for 2009! After the $40,000 went missing, Henry said he freaked out and tried his luck again in the drug business by financing a drug ring that ran cocaine between Montana and Colorado. He was busted last September during a sting operation.
But aside from all these really brainless acts, Henry is still praised as a football genius. U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull even told him during his hearing, “This is a unique case in that you are a unique individual…You’re one heck of a football player,” and then sentenced him to 3 years in jail. We hope he learns his lesson, and will try to be on best behavior when he rejoins the real world. He is expected to see life outside bars 16 months from now if he is on his best behavior.
Nine child support payments a month, totaling over $170,000 per year could stretch anyone’s budget, even if they make over $22.5 million in the NFL. This is what ex-Bill Travis Henry says drove him to fund a major drug ring, landing him 3 years in prison. The former Bills running back receives jail time behind federal bars for conspiracy to traffic cocaine, because he was “desperate and broke” as he put it.
So how did he get here? First, Henry says he “trusted” too many women, and relied on his bed-buddies to use birth control. This “trust” led to fathering 9 children by 9 different women.
Last spring, Denver Bronco’s coach Mike Shanahan and his coaching staff cut Henry from the team for practicing drugs rather than speed (MPH that is). Henry explained that his life really went into a “downward spiral” when his $40,000 in drug money was stolen from a house, shortly following losing his job. In terms of child support that’s 2.1 children for 2009! After the $40,000 went missing, Henry said he freaked out and tried his luck again in the drug business by financing a drug ring that ran cocaine between Montana and Colorado. He was busted last September during a sting operation.
But aside from all these really brainless acts, Henry is still praised as a football genius. U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull even told him during his hearing, “This is a unique case in that you are a unique individual…You’re one heck of a football player,” and then sentenced him to 3 years in jail. We hope he learns his lesson, and will try to be on best behavior when he rejoins the real world. He is expected to see life outside bars 16 months from now if he is on his best behavior.
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