Vince young is out of money

Of all the big headlines running throughout a normal NFL week, it'd be easy to miss one about Vince Young.

Just 6 years removed from being the 3rd overall pick in the NFL draft and receiving a $26 million pay day from the Titans, Vince Young apparently needs money.

I would just say that Vince needs a job,” Young's attorney Trey Dolezal told the AP in regard to the former quarterback's financial problems.

Young's lockout financial problems have been well documented, but this is another case of a former NFL player not being able to manage his finances in a way that allows him to live comfortably in his post-football life.

There's still some hope for Young that some QB needy team would give him another shot, but it's not a likely outcome. Young has consistently shown a knack for breaking down mentally, and as a backup quarterback, that's too much of a burden for most teams to take on.

In the end, this is just the latest cautionary tale about an NFL player that squandered his fortune.

About Shane Clemons

Shane Clemons came from humble beginnings creating his own Jaguars blog before moving on to SBNation as a featured writer for the Jaguars. He then moved to Bloguin where he briefly covered the AFC South before taking over Bloguin's Jaguars blog. Since the inception of This Given Sunday, Shane has served as an editor for the site, doing his best not to mess up a good thing.

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