Travis Henry, With 9 Kids by 9 Moms, Loses Bid to Reduce Child Support

Former Bills, Titans and Broncos running back Travis Henry, who has nine children with nine different women, was shot down by a judge on Thursday when he went to court in an effort to have his child support reduced.

As we've noted previously here at FanHouse, Henry signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract with the Broncos in 2007, and he has a $100,000 car and has spent $146,000 on jewelry. But, despite his riches, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported that Henry came close to being jailed because he couldn't come up with $9,800 he owed in child support, and he ended up borrowing that money from his former team, the Titans, to pay it. The Journal-Constitution also reported:

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. ...

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.

The hearing on Thursday in DeKalb County, Georgia, related only to the $3,000 a month he has to pay to support his 5-year-old son. Henry argues that he can't afford that much child support now that he's out of the league and facing felony cocaine possession charges.

But the lawyer for the mother argued that if Henry can afford to spend thousands of dollars on jewelry, cars and a new home, he can afford to take care of his kids, too. The judge apparently found that argument persuasive.

As for Henry, here's how he explained himself in court:

"Now that I look back on my life, not all of my decisions were good, and now I'm paying for it," Henry said. "I just want to make good. ... I want to take care of my children. I want to get my life back together."

Henry's lawyer said he's not done fighting to have his child support reduced.

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