From the Shawn Kemp files.....

[stevew]

Travis Henry just got tackled by a $3,000-a-month child support judgment.

Sure, the Denver Broncos running back has a $25 million contract and a base monthly salary approaching $50,000, but that kind of bill can still crimp your style when you're accustomed to expensive cars and fancy jewelry — and lots of other child support payments.

Henry, 28, has fathered nine children by nine women in at least four Southern states and has been ordered by various judges to provide child support for seven of them, according to court records involving one child living in DeKalb County.

DeKalb Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger this week ordered Henry to provide $3,000 a month for the Lithonia boy he fathered out of wedlock three years ago with Jameshia Beacham, now 29.

Henry isn't the most thrifty guy, according to court records, so the judge wants to ensure payment by establishing an unusual $250,000 trust that Henry must fund by next spring.

Seeliger wrote that the football player displayed "bad judgment in his spending habits," dropping $100,000 for a car and $146,000 for jewelry. Meanwhile, Henry fell behind on support payments for his child with Beacham that were mandated by a previous order. Threatened with jail, he borrowed $9,800 from his former team, the Tennessee Titans, to pay the bill, according to court records.

The trust ensures Beacham will get timely payment if the pro player falls behind on his installments again. Yet the trust could be a sticking point for Henry, who could appeal.

His lawyer, Shiel Edlin, said that to his knowledge the trust would be without precedent in Georgia. A quarter-million dollars is a lot of money, even for Henry, Edlin said. "He has some concerns and he's weighing his options."

Beacham could not be reached for comment. Her lawyer, Robert Wellon, said he asked that the trust be set up because Henry rarely made the payments mandated by an earlier order, though they were $800 less a month. Wellon said there was testimony establishing that Henry received a $1 million bonus earlier this year but quickly spent most of it, buying, among other things, a Mercedes and gold jewelry.

"My argument was, if he makes wise investments, other than in gold chains, then he should be able to make the payments," Wellon said.

Edlin, though, said Henry collected much less than $1 million after taxes, and he said much of it went to debts. "He doesn't have any money," Edlin said. "The guy has significant financial issues."

Records show that Henry's children are scattered across both the American and National Football Conferences — including Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. Wellon said Henry talked about gathering them together to watch him at training camp. Indeed, part of the custody arrangement Henry reached with Beacham requires two weekend visits when he is playing pro ball.

Edlin said Henry wants to be a good parent. "I know these are a lot of kids, and there might be some questions about it," he said, "but he's a really committed father."

Staff writer David Simpson contributed to this article.

[MikeVic]

Nine kids, nice. I thought Kemp had ten and Pippen had nine?

[Greyroofoo]

Wow, a record that Tom Brady hasn't eclipsed yet.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by Greyroofoo

Wow, a record that Tom Brady hasn't eclipsed yet.

He's still young. Give him time.

But at this rate, Travis Henry is going to put the record completely out of reach.

[Young Drachma]

I suppose if the only thing you learn to do in college is fuck and run the ball...these sorts of things will happen.

[Lathum]

mind boggling

[Sgran]

No way I would sleep with all those women. I would be strong and say "no, I don't care how beautiful you are." Or I would wear a double condom and pull out in time. Probably, I just wouldn't go out to parties or night clubs where beautiful women were throwing themselves at me. Especially when I was in my early 20s.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

I guess he doesn't need a good O-Line to open holes...

[rkmsuf]

I wonder if he impregnates one a year or does them in bunches.

[Antmeister]

Records show that Henry's children are scattered across both the American and National Football Conferences

I just love the way they explain this to me in football terms, otherwise this story would have been totally confusing to me. So I just gotta assume there is at least one child for each division the other is a wild card.

[MikeVic]

He's trying to raise his own complete NFL team. Kemp and Pippen were going for an entire 10-man NBA roster.

[dime]

Originally Posted by Sgran

No way I would sleep with all those women. I would be strong and say "no, I don't care how beautiful you are." Or I would wear a double condom and pull out in time. Probably, I just wouldn't go out to parties or night clubs where beautiful women were throwing themselves at me. Especially when I was in my early 20s.

Champ Kind: You sound like a gay!

[stevew]

Maybe it's something in the Water? Maghee supposedly had 3-4 out of wedlock babies playing in Buffalo, as well. Marshawn Lynch looking good in pre-paternity.