Back in 2002, the Denver Broncos drafted Clinton Portis 51st overall in the second round of the NFL Draft. There, the running back rushed for over 1,500 yards, averaging 5.5 yards per carry. Two years later, Portis was traded to the Redskins where he spent the remainder of his nine-year career before retiring in 2012 with 2,230 carries for 9,923 yards and 75 touchdowns.
According to reports, Portis earned more than 43 million over the course of his career, most of which was spent on cars, clothes, and trips. However, a large portion was also funneled into a fraudulent investment scheme which forced Portis to lose at least $11 million and file for bankruptcy.
After falling victim to a ponzi scheme at the hands of financial advisers Jeff Rubin, Jinesh Brahmbhatt and Fuad Ahmen, the betrayal forced Portis to think irrationally. In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Portis recounted his darkest days.
Portis coughed up a huge chunk of his earnings to the group of advisers who promised safe investments to fund his retirement and help provide for his mother and children. However, just one year after his retirement, the money fizzled away and the ponzi scheme unraveled, leaving Portis angry, hopeless and broke, yearning for revenge.
“No jail time, no nothing. Living happily ever after,” Portis said of the investors.
In the interview, Portis recalled sitting outside a Washington D.C. office building with a loaded gun, waiting to confront his betrayer.
“It wasn’t no beat up,” Portis said. “It was kill.”
One of Portis’ friends talked him off the ledge and convinced him not to pull the trigger, however he told the publication that if he had come face to face with the man responsible, “we’d probably be doing this interview from prison.”
Now, four years later, Portis makes a living working for several media outlets, including a weekly Redskins-centric TV program during the season.
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