ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Fred Jackson was so strapped for cash while playing professional football in Germany, he and his wife had to rely on their poker winnings to afford going out for fancy dinners.
"I was broke," the former Buffalo Bills running back said, laughing while reflecting on his 2006 season with the now-defunct NFL Europa Rhein Fire.
"We played poker so we could go out to eat and go see some of the sights and stuff like that courtesy of my teammates," he added, noting his wife, Danielle, was better than him at cards.