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broncofaninfla
08-07-2009, 09:11 AM
LaMont Jordan gets sued for gambling debts

Posted by Mike Florio on August 7, 2009 8:54 AM ET
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

And then when you get sued, it'll be in Vegas.

Broncos running back LaMont Jordan is in the process of learning that Sin City's marketing slogan carries, in very small print, that important post script. Per the Las Vegas Sun, Jordan has been sued for welshing on his gambling debts (http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/aug/06/mirage-sues-denver-broncos-player-alleged-debts/).

Jordan allegedly signed "check-like negotiable gaming debt instruments" worth a total of $20,000 in June 2008, and he allegedly hasn't paid the money back.

It probably would be wise for Jordan to pay the money. As Pacman Jones learned last year, it eventually can morph from a civil claim into a criminal matter.

At which point it would be reported by ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3409417).

dogfish
08-07-2009, 09:57 AM
lol. . . . at least he doesn't have a dozen kids by as many mothers all across the country. . . .



i hope. . .

LRtagger
08-07-2009, 10:01 AM
Oh well from what I have been hearing he may not make the team anyways

TXBRONC
08-08-2009, 10:00 PM
Life is tough at the top.

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_13019070

Jordan's debts new snag for Broncos RB
A lawsuit against the running back just latest early-season problem.

By Jeff Legwold

The Denver Post
Posted: 08/08/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT

Oh, the things they don't tell you at head coaching school.

That your Pro Bowl quarterback is going to want out.

That your Pro Bowl receiver is unhappy and has told people he wants out while also dealing with a hip injury.

That your veteran safety, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, will have a fractured hand in his fifth day of training camp.

A former first-round pick will leave camp to try to deal with personal pressures of life and football.

That boos will shower down on your chosen quarterback in what was supposed to be a fun night at Invesco Field at Mile High.

And one of your veteran running backs will be sued for $20,000 by a Las Vegas casino. All that with a week to go before the first preseason game.

"(I'm) never surprised anymore," Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said. "There are a lot of things that you're responsible for that you don't do much thinking about or talking about until it shows up on your desk. But those are challenges you have to meet head on. You deal with the issues and you move on."
Such has been the early portion of McDaniels' tenure as the Broncos' 12th head coach. Whether it be the Jay Cutler trade or wide receiver Brandon Marshall's blog posts or body language, or injuries, McDaniels has dealt with his fair share of ups and downs already this season.

To him, he says, it's all part of the business of being at the top of football's corporate flowchart.

"I love the coaching part of it. I coach whatever and whenever I can. I love that part of it," McDaniels said. "The other things come with the job. I just know when I'm here there is always something I should be working on."

"There's been some drama," Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey said. "But I think he knows what to expect. He's been around the game."

In the past week, safety Brian Dawkins fractured his hand and had surgery to repair it, and linebacker Jarvis Moss, a first-round pick in the 2007 draft, left camp because he needed time to deal with what he called "life issues."

And Thursday, the Mirage casino filed suit in a Clark County (Nev.) court to recover $20,000 in gambling debts incurred by Broncos running back LaMont Jordan. Jordan said Friday morning he was aware of the lawsuit, but did not want to comment.

The NFL said through a spokesman that a player's personal finances/debts are not subject to the league's personal conduct policy.

"I've been around some of this in New England, and I've been around football my entire life," McDaniels said. "You know there are going to be some different things, some are more challenging than others. You try to do the best you can in every situation and help your team in any way you can."

Jeff Legwold: 303-954-2359 or jlegwold@denverpost.com