The Titans had no comment today on a report that they loaned former running back Travis Henry $9,800 for child support payments.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Henry, 28, fell behind on support payments for a child in DeKalb County, Ga., to Jameshia Beacham, 29, that were mandated by a previous order. Threatened with jail, he borrowed the money from the Titans to pay the bill, according to court records.The paper reported that Henry, 28,
has fathered nine children by nine women in at least four Southern states and has been ordered to provide child support for seven of them, according to court records involving the child living in DeKalb County.
Henry, who now plays for the Denver Broncos, has a $25 million contract and a base monthly salary approaching $50,000.
DeKalb Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger this week ordered Henry to provide $3,000 a month for the Lithonia, Ga., boy he fathered out of wedlock three years ago with Beacham.
According to court records, the judge wants to ensure payment by establishing an unusual $250,000 trust that Henry must fund by next spring.
Seeliger wrote that Henry displayed "bad judgment in his spending habits," dropping $100,000 for a car and $146,000 for jewelry.
Report: Titans loaned Henry money for child support - Nashville, Tennessee - Sunday, 08/26/07 - Tennessean.com