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From Glory to Gridiron Gloom: How These NFL Legends Lost Their Shine

Charlie Batch

Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch found himself dancing on a financial tightrope, risking his treasured Super Bowl rings due to pesky business debts. Bankruptcy threatened to sack him in 2011, which would have cost him a cool $935K salary per year, according to Spotrac.com, the salary savants.

When the bankruptcy storm struck, he tumbled into a whopping $8.3 million debt pit from his real estate ventures and a further $1.15 million mortgage default. After losing 25 properties in the process, the two-time Pro Bowler dusted himself off to join Champs Sports Network as a color analyst.

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