American football quarterback Vincent Paul Young Jr. was born on May 18, 1983, and played in the NFL for six seasons. Not only was Young chosen to be the cover player for Madden NFL 08, but he was also the third overall choice by the Tennessee Titans in the 2006 NFL Draft.
Vince Young Net Worth
A former quarterback in the National Football League, Vince Young is worth $400k. During his professional football career, Young had stints with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011 and the Tennessee Titans from 2006–2010. In the offseasons of 2012–2014, he also played with the Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, and Buffalo Bills.
The 2006 season was his first big salary, as the Tennessee Titans paid $2.6 million. The 2007–2008 season was Vince’s highest paid season, with an annual compensation of $13.1 million. In 2006, he was honored with two Pro Bowl selections, other trophies, and the titles of NFL Rookie of the Year and AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Companies including Campbell’s Soup, Reebok, and Madden NFL paid him almost $30 million in endorsement deals while he was a football player. It came to light in 2012 that Young had practically run out of money after spending much of his football fortune.
He listed assets between half a million and a million dollars, as well as liabilities between one million and ten million, in his January 2014 Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition. Following his June 2014 NFL retirement announcement, Vince spent time at the University of Texas in their Division of Diversity and Community Engagement.
His position as a special assistant to the athletic department was filled in 2021 by the institution. The Vincent Young Foundation was founded by Vince and his mother. Its mission is to “improving the quality of life of underprivileged children with a special focus on promoting academic and athletic excellence.”
Young has been inducted into multiple halls of fame, including the Texas Sport Hall of Fame (2017), the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame (2018), and the College Football Hall of Fame (2019).
Vince Young Early Life
The man known as Vince Young came into this world in Houston, Texas on May 18, 1982, as Vincent Paul Young Jr. His grandmother and mother, Felicia, brought him up. After his 2003 conviction for burglary, his father, Vincent Sr., served time in jail. Tragically, a car struck 7-year-old Vince as he rode his bike.
when the collision, Young spent months in the hospital when the handlebar entered into his stomach. He went to Madison High School after Dick Dowling Middle School, where he played quarterback for three years. He was a multi-sport athlete who ran track, played football, basketball, and baseball.
“Student Sports” and “Parade” recognized Young as the top high school athlete, and he took home the Pete Dawkins Trophy from the Army All-American Bowl. He also won the award for best offensive player in Texas 5A in 2001.
Vince Young Academic Profession
Vince joined the University of Texas football team after finishing high school. He was a college football standout, earning a number of honors including Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year, Rose Bowl MVP twice, All-American Offensive Player, Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year, Davey O’Brien National Quarterback, Maxwell College Player of the Year, Cingular All-America, the Manning Award, and two ESPYs for Best Game and Best Championship Performance, respectively.
Between his sophomore and junior years, Young was featured on the cover of the magazine “Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.” In 2005, he was also named to the 1st Team All-Big 12 Conference. In 2004 they beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl, and in 2006 they beat the Trojans from USC. In August 2008, the University of Texas retired Vince’s #10 jersey.
Vince Young Income from Work
Vince Young’s pay was $34 million during his time in the NFL. On top of everything else, his rookie contract made him $30 million. During his last NFL season, he played for the Philadelphia Eagles and earned an additional $4 million.
Vince Young Private Life
On April 15, 2012, Vince wed his high school girlfriend Candice Johnson; the couple had a son, Jordan. Bill White, mayor of Houston, declared January 10th, 2006, “Vince Young Day,” and the Texas Senate approved a resolution to celebrate “Vince Young Day” across the state on February 20, 2007.
After dropping out in 2008, Young returned to the University of Texas in 2013 to earn a degree in youth and community studies.
Vince Young Financial and Legal Issues
Vince was given a fine of $300 and was sentenced to do 60 hours of community service after being caught for driving while intoxicated in early 2016. The incident occurred in Austin, Texas. He was released on bond the same day after his second DWI arrest in February 2019.
There were rumblings about Young’s financial woes and his $1.9 million payday loan default in September 2012. Despite having his signatures notarized and the loan payments authorized directly from his Eagles salary, he sued Pro Player Funding LLC in an effort to halt the lender from enforcing a nearly $1.7 million judgment.
He claimed that the loan documents were fraudulent. Further allegations of almost $5 million in misappropriation led Vince to sue his former agent and a North Carolina financial planner. In January 2014, he initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and later that month, after settling the cases in which he was embroiled, he moved to have the bankruptcy petition dismissed.
Vince Young Awards and Honors
Young won four weekly honors in 2006 from the NFL, as well as the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year, and the NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Week. Not only did he make it into the Pro Bowl in 2007 and 2010, but his likeness was also featured on the cover of “Madden NFL 08.”
Vince Young Purchasing Property
Houston man puts 4,323 sq. ft. house on the market for $849k in July 2014. He reduced the price of the four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom house to $815,000 a few months later. In 2011, Vince sold his eight-bedroom, 9,338 square foot home in Brentwood, Tennessee for $1.15 million.
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