A report from the Orange County Globe has surfaced that young Otters wide receiver Garfield Despacito Jr. was not able to train for the entirety of last week, due to his financial situation not letting him travel to the Orange County training ground.
This is not the first time Despacito Jr. has been reported to have been in a rough financial situation, as this stems from him having been charged with tax evasion earlier on in the season. Since the court ruling that fined him an exorbitant amount of money, even for a professional football player, he has been going through financial hardships that have been reportedly affecting his ability to properly hone his skills. He was forced to give in his luxury equipment bought with his illicit money for worse quality equipment, and even the lower quality equipment significantly harmed his bank account, and has led to the current situation. Despacito Jr. was reported earlier in the week to have been absent for Orange County training sessions for a lot of the week, and questions were raised as to why. Today, the Orange County Globe have discovered that the reason appears to be that Despacito Jr. cannot afford the travel costs of commuting to the stadium, needing to save what little money he has left to buy food for the week and pay rent for his apartment on time. This would line up with the seemingly lax response the Otters management have had to his absences, since he continues to suit up for them every matchweek. He has been spotted before taking public transportation to get to Orange County games and training sessions, so based on these surfacing rumours, it seems possible that he lost the ability to afford his bus pass. No word has come from Despacito Jr.'s camp following this story, although media outlets are not very surprised about that since he tends to be very tight lipped about his financial issues. Despacito Jr.'s agent, Garfield Despacito Sr., has never been one who is shy to defend his son and client, but he has similarly not taken questions from the media regarding the recent reports.
There have been rumours that Orange County will be awarding a bonus against the salary cap to Despacito Jr. to help him be able to train over the weekend, as they want the second-year wide receiver to be in top form for rookie quarterback Suleiman Ramza come playoff time. The Otters in this latter stage of the season have been going through a rough stretch, and in recent weeks Despacito Jr. has been finding receptions and yards hard to come by. Overall on the season though, Despacito Jr. has set a career high in receptions and yards, catching 51 passes for 903 yards and 5 touchdowns. His future as a wide receiver in Orange County is uncertain despite the impressive season, as hotshot new rookie Owen Holloway contractually has to be given a role ahead of him in future seasons, plus star wide receivers Future Trunks and Jeffrey Phillips still had better receiving seasons than him overall. He is signed for another season with the Otters, unless he elects to exercise his mutual option to leave the team for free agency this offseason.
Edit: Garfield on Twitter has responded to getting a bonus from Orange County management, rumoured to be in the range of an extra million on top of the 2 million he makes from his contract. He expresses not "needing" the bonus money but rather seeing it as a show of faith, which would appear to be subtly hitting back at the allegations of his financial situation being poor. Time will tell the accuracy of the reports as Despacito Jr.'s young career continues.
This is not the first time Despacito Jr. has been reported to have been in a rough financial situation, as this stems from him having been charged with tax evasion earlier on in the season. Since the court ruling that fined him an exorbitant amount of money, even for a professional football player, he has been going through financial hardships that have been reportedly affecting his ability to properly hone his skills. He was forced to give in his luxury equipment bought with his illicit money for worse quality equipment, and even the lower quality equipment significantly harmed his bank account, and has led to the current situation. Despacito Jr. was reported earlier in the week to have been absent for Orange County training sessions for a lot of the week, and questions were raised as to why. Today, the Orange County Globe have discovered that the reason appears to be that Despacito Jr. cannot afford the travel costs of commuting to the stadium, needing to save what little money he has left to buy food for the week and pay rent for his apartment on time. This would line up with the seemingly lax response the Otters management have had to his absences, since he continues to suit up for them every matchweek. He has been spotted before taking public transportation to get to Orange County games and training sessions, so based on these surfacing rumours, it seems possible that he lost the ability to afford his bus pass. No word has come from Despacito Jr.'s camp following this story, although media outlets are not very surprised about that since he tends to be very tight lipped about his financial issues. Despacito Jr.'s agent, Garfield Despacito Sr., has never been one who is shy to defend his son and client, but he has similarly not taken questions from the media regarding the recent reports.
There have been rumours that Orange County will be awarding a bonus against the salary cap to Despacito Jr. to help him be able to train over the weekend, as they want the second-year wide receiver to be in top form for rookie quarterback Suleiman Ramza come playoff time. The Otters in this latter stage of the season have been going through a rough stretch, and in recent weeks Despacito Jr. has been finding receptions and yards hard to come by. Overall on the season though, Despacito Jr. has set a career high in receptions and yards, catching 51 passes for 903 yards and 5 touchdowns. His future as a wide receiver in Orange County is uncertain despite the impressive season, as hotshot new rookie Owen Holloway contractually has to be given a role ahead of him in future seasons, plus star wide receivers Future Trunks and Jeffrey Phillips still had better receiving seasons than him overall. He is signed for another season with the Otters, unless he elects to exercise his mutual option to leave the team for free agency this offseason.
Edit: Garfield on Twitter has responded to getting a bonus from Orange County management, rumoured to be in the range of an extra million on top of the 2 million he makes from his contract. He expresses not "needing" the bonus money but rather seeing it as a show of faith, which would appear to be subtly hitting back at the allegations of his financial situation being poor. Time will tell the accuracy of the reports as Despacito Jr.'s young career continues.
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