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Phokus · 03-15-2010, 08:45 AM

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File this under the where are they now files, but two time Super Bowl champ David Givens is apparently a contract painter in Massachusetts now and has a job at the building I'm paid to watch over. He locked himself out with his stuff inside, and I wasn't allowed to let him back in.

Huh, with all that money he made signing with Tennessee, i hope he made some wise investments rather than blowing it all.

***BelichickFan*** · 03-15-2010, 08:49 AM

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Huh, with all that money he made signing with Tennessee, i hope he made some wise investments rather than blowing it all.

I imagine the problem would be that even with "wise investments" he probably lost a ton. Anyone investing in the 2007/2008 timeframe would. If you assume 40% or so went to taxes, a decent amount was spent then about half was lost through investments, the remains is probably a lot less than we might think.

PATS68 · 03-15-2010, 08:52 AM

I don't think it is a big deal. Micky Ward does paving, Karl Malone drove a truck across country in the off season just to have something to do.

tobias funke · 03-15-2010, 08:59 AM

SomethingAwful posters routinely make things up to get attention. How do we know this is not the case?

***BelichickFan*** · 03-15-2010, 09:01 AM

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SomethingAwful posters routinely make things up to get attention. How do we know this is not the case?

We don't but I do wonder how many athletes were "set for life" with all their money in reasonably safe stocks then . . . boom. Half of it was gone.

NE39 · 03-15-2010, 09:07 AM

I think Givens has a bunch of different business interests. I know he is starting a health food/juice bar somewhere in the Southeast MA area.

mcsully · 03-15-2010, 09:12 AM

No matter what he's doing, I hope he is happy and healthy..

tobias funke · 03-15-2010, 09:17 AM

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We don't but I do wonder how many athletes were "set for life" with all their money in reasonably safe stocks then . . . boom. Half of it was gone.

It's a very valid point.

I must also point out, though, that 99.9% of the posters in SomethingAwful's football forums hate the Patriots with unbridled passion, for whatever reasons.

***shmessy*** · 03-15-2010, 09:21 AM

Here's a couple of news sources a bit more legitimate than your "somethingawful.com" poster.

Former Patriots star David Givens turns to art after career ending injury - Quincy, MA - The Patriot Ledger

Former Patriots receiver Givens emphasizes education - Marshfield, MA - Marshfield Mariner

Really folks, it's very simple. All you have to do is a 20 second internet search instead of propogating misleading gossip. How hard is that?

Looks like he's doing just fine dabbling in hobbies, restaurant ownership and charity work.

Brady2Welker · 03-15-2010, 09:33 AM

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We don't but I do wonder how many people in general were "set for life" with all their money in reasonably safe stocks then . . . boom. Half of it was gone.

I modified it to a more general, and arguably more true statement