Broncos Release Running Back Travis Henry
by Chris Thorman on Jun 2, 2008 3:39 PM CDT
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Running back Travis Henry was released by the Broncos this morning because coach Mike Shanahan said he questioned Henry's commitment. The Broncos opened a team minicamp today at Dove Valley, and the roster was updated this morning without the seven-year pro.
Said Shanahan in a release: "We did not feel his commitment to the Broncos was enough to warrant a spot on this football team."
It will never cease to amaze me the number of people in this world who blow once in a lifetime opportunities. Despite earning millions of dollars, we know that Henry has a huge monthly child support bill and conceivably no way to earn an income at the moment. He's gone from future NFL star to regular dude with money issues, all in the course of a couple of seasons. Ouch.
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He Got $12 Million Guaranteed Out of the Broncos' Contract
He got $12 million guaranteed out of the Broncos’ contract. If you take the agent’s cut of 10%, that leaves him $10.8 million left. Minus taxes (assuming a 50% tax rate) that’s roughly $5.4 million left, not counting whatever he’d get as a refund. If he were paying $3,000 per month for every kid like he is for the one in Georgia over the course of 18 years, that’s $5,832,000 he’ll be spending in child support for nine kids…meaning he’ll be about $400,000 in the hole at first glance, if he sticks the money under his mattress and doesn’t invest it at all. However, he finished the first year of his contract, so he got an additional $1,170,000 in salary (that’s after the agent’s cut and taxes), meaning he’s actually $770,000 in the black (plus, whatever he else has left from the other places he’s played).
So I’ll say two things about Travis Henry’s situation. 1) Stupid motherfucker couldn’t keep his dick in his pants, wear a condom, or hold onto his job so he’s got nobody to blame but himself for going broke…and if he can’t make it on what he’s made so far he deserves to live under a bridge, 2) although I think the monthly payments per child are pretty reasonable (it’s not each mom’s responsibility to consider the other eight kids), I’ve got no pity at all for groupies dumb enough to spawn a child with a loser like Henry…if they couldn’t figure out he was a bad financial bet, that’s their own fault for not being on the pill when they tried to bag a pro athlete.
Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.
by UCrawford on Jun 2, 2008 4:03 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
snapola
Man, dems some expyonsive kids!!
The unfortunate side is most (probably all) of these kids aren’t going to get a real father experience from Henry. Even if he wanted to he’s spread himself too thin.
by Ochophosphate on Jun 2, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Due to restructuring his contract
Henry’s time witht he Broncos only netted him a grand total of 6.63mil. Still pretty good money and still a pretty big idiot for letting another 6 mil just go away.
Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.
by Jeremy Bolander on Jun 3, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You Sir
are a genius. I can always do without the profanity but you hit the nail on the head. If I were to get roughly $5.4 million free and clear the world would never hear from me again.
by stram#1 on Jun 2, 2008 4:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice math UC
Sounds like he still has enough money for one more out child out of wedlock – maybe twins !!
Wrap it up Moron !!
by Cat Stabber on Jun 2, 2008 5:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
good article
but i too can do without the profanity.
by thechiefsarrow on Jun 2, 2008 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Profanity
Sorry…spent several years in the military. It’s ingrained.
As for why Travis Henry doesn’t wrap it up, I found this article to be most insightful :)
http://foodcourtlunch.com/?p=50
Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.
by UCrawford on Jun 2, 2008 6:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
On the plus side...
Guess who’s got Selvin Young in his keeper league :)
Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.
by UCrawford on Jun 2, 2008 6:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not that great of a pick
Considering Michael Pittman has another good 8 years in him.
/sarcasm
by Joel Thorman on Jun 2, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can use some of this info
when you get to the “I told you so” stage in your league:
1. Young comes into camp 15 lbs heavier, benching 360 5 times.
2. He has publicly stated that he has the personal goal of 2000 yds rushing.
3. He has been working on running with his pads down, which should make him more elusive between the tackles and reduce the wear and tear that sidelined him last season.
Personally I love #1 but #2 kind of bothers me. I hope he got the memo about this being a “team” game. 2000 yards for him means jack if we don’t make noise in the playoffs. Expect him to split carries with Pittman and Torain, but there is hope he can take Shanahan’s comments about him not being an everydown back, and turn it into a major positive.
There is no wood so incendiary as the chip off a man’s shoulder.
Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.
by Jeremy Bolander on Jun 3, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SB Nation crossover
Interesting, Styg. So you’re really in Alaska? Thanks for wandering into the AP wilderness and providing your two cents of Bronco background.
And here in Arrowhead land, we’re hoping the fire from LJ’s incendiary chip will be rekindled this year.
by sunny D on Jun 4, 2008 2:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has LJ been called out?
He is too talented to not be a difference maker, even for a team in rebuilding mode…
Yep, I’m in SE Alaska. I used to have lots of time for keeping track of AP, but after the 2.0 upgrade I haven’t been over here much. Lots of new names, which is cool. Chris and primetime do good work, that deserves to be seen.
Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.
by Jeremy Bolander on Jun 4, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing new to you, I'm sure
It appeared LJ ran angry coming out of the Vermeil take-the-diaper-off days up until the new contract. He appeared enthused, but happy last year. Running wasn’t as effective. LJ’s style? Attitude? No blocking? Who knows. Then the mid-season injury.
People want the old runner back. At least the results. And if it takes putting a huge chip back on his shoulder to get it done, then so be it. So says the mainstream school of thought as I follow it. Something to render LJ fierce, but not destroy him with too many carries.
Good to have you here.
by sunny D on Jun 4, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, that’s just better for KC. That’ll give us a better chance of beating them. They might be able to plug RBs into thier “system” but he was by far their best.
by odendin on Jun 2, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why didn't the Broncos try and trade him?
I don’t understand this?! Even with the release of Javon Walker? They could have got some compensation for the both of these players. I’m sure there is some team crazy enough to sign Henry (i.e. Raiders). But, oh well! Better for us.
by Ilamuku on Jun 3, 2008 2:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Two Reasons
First is that nobody’s going to trade anything of value for a 29 year old running back who was injured much of last season (he wasn’t very good after the first month), barely avoided getting nailed on a drug test, and is one strike away from a year-long ban. Especially when he decides he’s just not going to show up to practice anymore (or, presumably, rehab). Why deal with the headaches?
Second reason is that while as a coach Mike Shanahan is very good, as a GM he’s one of the most boneheaded idiots on the planet and even if he found a willing trade partner, I seriously doubt that he’d get anything of value in return. Except for running backs (which aren’t that hard to find) Shanahan simply can’t judge talent…at least not well enough to assemble a team that doesn’t have major problems. Of course, Denver’s answer to this problem is to give Shanahan complete control over player personnel and fire the one guy who kept him somewhat in check. Denver’s headed for trouble down the road.
Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.
by UCrawford on Jun 3, 2008 6:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Basically...
...it’s the same problem Miami had once they got rid of Bobby Beathard and gave Don Shula the dual responsibility of GM and head coach. Miami never really came close to winning a Super Bowl after Don Shula took over drafting personnel. If they hadn’t had Dan Marino as their QB, the Dolphins would have finished between 2-14 and 5-11 every year, those teams were so bad.
Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.
by UCrawford on Jun 3, 2008 6:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems like generally a bad idea
to let your coach be GM as well. Holmgren seemed to struggle with it up in Seattle too. I don’t know if it’s putting too much on their plate or what. If you are a coach, then coach. If you want to make personnel decisions, go be a GM. Parcells is getting as much attention as GM in Miami as he did when HC of Dallas. It’s like Sparano (I always want to call him Soprano) is just a figurehead.
I guess I would have held on to Henry at least through training camp to see if another team suffered an injury at HB and needed a reserve.
by Ochophosphate on Jun 3, 2008 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I Think That Really Is The Case
HC and GM are both full-time jobs, so when you have one guy dedicated to both it generally means the quality’s cut in half. The only guy I can think of that was able to pull of GM/HC double-duty and be successful at it was Jimmie Johnson in Dallas. He was about the best evaluator of talent you were going to see and it didn’t detract from his ability to coach. But everyone else I can think of who had both jobs tended to have problems. Most of those coaches who want both jobs seem to be control freaks to the nth degree (particularly Shula, Shanahan, and Nolan). I suppose it’s a factor of them deciding that they want to be the ones calling all the shots so they won’t get fired because of something someone else did. Sadly, it seems to become a self-fulfilling prophecy because they end up doing things on their own to get themselves fired (except for Holmgren, who wisely gave up his GM duties and became a far better coach after doing so).
Most coaches good enough to be trusted with two jobs tend to be very smart guys (except Nolan, who’s just an idiot working for a dysfunctional franchise) so I don’t know why so few of them seem to be able to recognize what a bad gamble that is.
Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.
by UCrawford on Jun 3, 2008 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As For Denver
If they don’t make it out of the first round of the playoffs after this season (or if they miss the playoffs) I think Shanahan gets the boot. I don’t think they can just strip him of his GM duties after the problems he had with the last GM…I don’t think he’d be able to handle a demotion with the Broncos without causing problems. He’s still a good coach, I think, but he’d have to go somewhere else where there’s a good GM firmly entrenched.
Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.
by UCrawford on Jun 3, 2008 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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