 In Taylor 's final year in the NFL he started a company called All @-@ Pro Products . The company went public at $ 5 a share , and tripled in value during its first month . The stock price reached $ 16 @.@ 50 a share , at which point Taylor 's stake had an estimated value of over $ 10 million . The company ceased production shortly thereafter however , and Taylor , who never sold his stock , lost several hundred thousand dollars . He had been defrauded by several members of the penny stock firm Hanover Sterling & Company , who had short sold the company 's stock , making it worthless . The Securities and Exchange Commission ruled that two traders had manipulated the price of the stock , which skyrocketed while the company was losing over $ 900 @,@ 000 . Taylor has also had self @-@ inflicted financial problems ; in 1997 he pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return in 1990 , and in 2000 he was " sentenced to three months of house arrest , five years of probation , and 500 hours of community service for tax evasion . " 
