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It’s already been an interesting year for Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs. First he wrecks and abandons his $350,000 Lamborghini and now we have news that Briggs may not be the most giving father on the planet… either that or he may be dealing with an individual who’s using their child to get more money out of him.

According to a report in the Chicago Sun Times, the mother of Briggs’ child is complaining about the lack of financial support being provided by the linebacker, something he refutes. Brittini Tribbett claims Briggs has been providing $250 a week for the past six months and is wanting more in order to provide the child with the kind of lifestyle an NFL player’s child should have:

At the time, Tribbett said, Briggs was providing her with a north suburban condo, a car and credit card for expenses.

But he later took away the car and credit card and has been painfully slow in providing them money for expenses, she said. He provided a car again and visited this weekend, after learning Tribbett had spoken with the Sun-Times, according to Tribbett’s attorney, Enrico J. Mirabelli.

Mirabelli said despite Briggs’ $7.5 million annual salary, he’s provided an average of about $250 a week over the last six months, or “maybe the cost of a tire on his Lamborghini.” He has offered, in the future, to provide “less than 10 percent of what he earns in one game,” Mirabelli said.

Is this a case of Tribbett wanting to live the good life because she happened to get pregnant by an NFL player or does she actually want what’s best for her child? Shouldn’t Briggs be eager to take care of his offspring regardless of what type of woman the mother is? There are ways to ensure child support payments are being used properly, so if he’s worried about his support being misused, he has some recourse.

Briggs indicates he wants an unbiased mediator to help resolve the issue, however, rumors of Briggs fathering additional children out of wedlock have surfaced. If these turn out to be accurate, Briggs probably won’t have a leg to stand on. Maybe he could’ve given his child the money he got back from a totaling his Lamborghini… unless, of course, he burnt that bridge as well.

Stumble it!

Tags: Chicago Bears, Child Support, Lamborghini Wrecks, Lance Briggs

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