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Pro athletes get tackled by insurance cons

From fake workers comp claims to phony property losses, these players tried to game the system.

By Dennis Jay | Updated on February 13, 2018

Marcus Buckley had a decent NFL career as a linebacker who made his living from helmet-jarring collisions with running backs. His seven-year stint came mostly with the New York Giants.

Yet perhaps Buckley’s biggest and most hard-nosed opponents double-teamed him the hardest — federal prosecutors. The Texas man inflated workers-compensation claims for lingering injuries that dogged him for years after he retired following the 2000 season. Buckley is now benched, spending two years in federal prison.

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