Phillip Buchanon was a first-round draft pick for the Oakland Raiders in 2002 when his mother made what he called the 'desperate demand ' Buchanon , who is now retired , instead bought her a brand new house . But she refused to sell her old house and rented it to her sister . So he ended up paying maintenance for both houses for seven years without getting any of the rent money . When Buchanon finally had enough his mother asked for $ her one million dollars instead of a smaller house whose upkeep she could afford .
Phillip Buchanon was a first-round draft pick for the Oakland Raiders in 2002 when his mother made what he called the 'desperate demand ' Buchanon , who is now retired , instead bought her a brand new house . But she refused to sell her old house and rented it to her sister . So he ended up paying maintenance for both houses for seven years without getting any of the rent money . When Buchanon finally had enough his mother asked for $ 15,000 instead of a smaller house whose upkeep she could afford .