In an announcement that will send shockwaves through the ranks of retired NFL players and their families, Assistant U.S Attorney General Brian Benczkowski revealed in a press conference on Thursday that 10 retired NFL players face felony charges for conspiracy, wire fraud and health care fraud. These players are accused of using a collectively bargained health care fund as “their own personal ATM.”
The 10 players are Clinton Portis, Carlos Rogers, Robert McCune, Correll Buckhalter, Tamarick Vanover, John Eubanks, Ceandris Brown, James Butler, Frederick Bennett and Etric Pruitt. Six of them have agreed to self-surrender to federal authorities, while the remaining four refused to surrender and have been arrested instead.