With the world in awe about Dan Marino's apparent marital affair and subsequent secret child, this gives no better time than any to reflect on other football players and their "baby momma drama."
Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams:
Faulk had six different kids with three different women while helping quarterback Kurt Warner lead his team to a Super Bowl victory. Though it's his Hall of Fame play that earned him immortality in Canton in 2011, his six children have kept him motivated to stay on air as an analyst.
Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens:
Ray may have just won his second Super Bowl a few weeks ago, but throughout his career he's had his share of ups and downs. But even with being accused of a double murder on his rap sheet, he's continued to stay devoted to his six children, who he credits as being one of the main reasons why he's decided to retire. Lewis' family includes six children with four different women.
Antonio Cromartie, New York Jets:
Currently Cromartie and his wife are expecting twins, which will bring their grand total to four in their household. Sounds like a typical family; only thing is Cromartie fathered a total of 10 other kids with eight different women in six different states. So in total the number 12 sounds more on point. Who doesn't love a big family?
Derrick Thomas, Kansas City Chiefs:
The Hall of Fame defensive lineman was nothing less than a beast on the football field back in the '90s. But when he wasn't producing seven sacks and game, he was making seven children with five different women. However tragedy truck when Thomas was 33, and he was killed from injuries suffered in a car crash, leaving both his large family and Chiefs fans devastated in disbelief.
Charles Rogers, Detroit Lions:
Rogers wasn't a big name when he played at all. In all actuality he can be viewed as one of the biggest busts in NFL history. Still, he's had his share of drama with a bother mother as he got two separate women pregnant before graduating high school. In the end he finished with five children total, and only played in 14 games professionally. His lowest point had to be when he was arrested for assaulting one of the mothers of his kids, leading up to his eventual entry into rehab for substance abuse. It's a shame; he was widely viewed to being the next Randy Moss.
Travis Henry, Buffalo Bills:
Henry was a successful running back for six seasons, bouncing between Buffalo, Tennessee and Denver, before landing himself a three-year federal prison sentence for cocaine trafficking. Along his path to self-destruction, he fathered at least nine children with nine different women, although numbers seem to fluctuate to 11 total kids as being the accurate mark. A bit of good news however, Henry has been reinstated by the league and is eligible to play in the NFL if any team decides to take a chance on a 33-year-old running back. Good luck!
