According to court filings, former Denver/Tennessee/Buffalo running back Travis Henry intends to plead guilty to federal drug charges. Henry, you may recall, was arrested last September and charged with cocaine possession and conspiracy to distribute. Apparently, Henry and his co-defendant intended to sell to buyers in Billings, Montana… yes, Billings Effing Montana.

According to the most recent census figures, 0.6% of the Billings’ population is African-American. So obviously, this would be the ideal locale for a hulking, well-known athlete with a history of drug use to ply his clandestine trade. Knowing all this, it makes it easier to comprehend how Henry could be lunk-headed enough to father 11 children by ten women.

However, the silver-lining to this tale of woe is that Henry—after pissing away a multi-million dollar career—once again has a source of income to provide for all his little bundles of joy. Federal prisoners can earn twelve cents an hour for their labors. That’s a cool $238 per annum. So now Trav can rest easy knowing the kiddos are set– unless of course you can’t feed, diaper, clothe, shelter and educate a kid for $19.85 a year per head.

[ Colorado Springs Gazette ]

Today’s NYT article on Travis Henry’s child support woes is one of the more breathtaking chronicles of idiocy and personal irresponsibility I’ve ever had the pleasure to read. Henry, if you recall, has nine different kids by nine different women. He’s like the black Octomom. Here are the money quotes.

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