Telvin Smith, the former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker, is facing a foreclosure on his upscale Jacksonville home while simultaneously grappling with new legal challenges.
Smith, 34, was foreclosed on by the Queen’s Harbour Yacht & Country Club Owners Association due to unpaid association fees totaling over $30,000, including assessments, fines, interest, and legal costs.
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The foreclosure judgment was finalized by Duval County Circuit Court on May 16, with the property scheduled for public sale online on Tuesday.
Smith bought the home, located at 782 Shipwatch Drive East in the gated Queen’s Harbour community, for $1.5 million in 2017 while he as still with the Jaguars, records show.
The waterfront house – -now estimated to be worth $2.5 million — features multiple bedrooms, spacious living areas, and access to community boating and country club facilities.
Smith’s legal troubles extend well beyond the foreclosure. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Smith was arrested early Friday and faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, a third-degree felony.
The agency has not released details of what led to the arrest.
Smith’s latest legal troubles come one year after Smith completed a probation sentence related to a 2020 conviction for having sex with a 17-year-old girl.
Smith, who ended his football career with the Jaguars that same year, pleaded no contest to child abuse in 2021 and was sentenced to three years of probation.
Smith earned approximately $18.57 million during his five-season NFL career with the Jags.
In 2017, Smith signed a four-year contract extension with the Jaguars valued at $44 million, with a maximum value of $50 million.
Citing personal reasons, Smith announced his retirement from the NFL in 2019, foregoing two remaining years on his contract, which would have been worth an additional $21 million.
The Georgia native played college football at Florida State University from 2010 to 2013, where he was a standout linebacker and helped lead the Seminoles to a national championship in his senior year.
Smith was drafted by Jacksonville in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft and quickly became a key defensive leader.
He earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2017 and drew plaudits for his community involvement.
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I really hate to hear this. He had it all 7-8 years ago and went crazy. Success can go to your head and lead to your destruction. What he needed and many like him need is a friend and mentor who has his interests at heart and not crooked who can counsel an has ability to control him when he goes sideways. Sorry.