6. Lawrence Taylor – $55
Though he’s hailed as the best NY Giants linebacker and even as the greatest defensive player of all time, Lawrence Taylor is known most for being a drug addict. Of course, to Giants fans, Taylor will always remain the player who made New York a regular Super Bowl contender. But the troubled Hall of Famer never recovered from the avalanche of controversy that quickly left him broke and alone. In hindsight, he shouldn’t have publicly admitted to spending $5,000-10,000 a day on cocaine during the height of his career.
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Lawrence was sentenced to 90 days under house arrest for filing a fraudulent tax statement. The $800,000 fine that followed dealt the finishing blow to his NFL savings. Taylor’s fame was destroyed in 2011, when he plead guilty to sexual-assault charges involving a 16-year-old.
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