10 NFL Stars That Went Completely Broke

5. Lawrence Taylor - Career Earnings: $50m

L.T. Really got along with his demons.

He developed a pet drug addiction that he nurtured throughout his rookie season and hid from league officials for quite some time, before falling into a state of full-on drug abuse after leaving the NFL, blowing his millions.

He was arrested in a number of drug stings and was caught by the IRS attempting to file a false tax return.

Then he was arrested for soliciting a 16 year old prostitute in 2011. To say it was a fall from grace would be too kind - he actively pursued the lifestyle that crushed him. It was more like he happily jumped from grace.