NFL star who had a $30M contract is 'refusing to pay $7,000-a-month in child support for his severely disabled daughter, 3, who is blind and paralyzed'

  • Clint Session, 30, signed a five-year deal worth $30 million with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011, with $11 million guaranteed 
  • He broke with girlfriend of five years, Davia Bradshaw, before she gave birth to their daughter, Ashton, in March 2012
  • Ashton was born with cerebral palsy, encephalopathy and a brain defect 
  • Session allegedly hid $5.1 million with his parents before Aston's birth
  • Last year he bought a house in Indianapolis, a Mercedes for his new girlfriend and donated $20,000 to a church
  • Bradshaw has sued him for proper child care payments  

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 19:44 EST, 21 July 2015 | Updated: 00:29 EST, 22 July 2015

A former NFL star once on a $30 million contract has been accused of refusing to pay child support for his special needs daughter who suffers from several developmental disabilities - and even allegedly hiding millions of dollars in the name of his parents so his ex can't find it.

Linebacker Clint Session signed a five-year deal worth $30 million with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011 - with $11 million guaranteed - however he suffered multiple concussions during one of his first games and was waived in December 2012 after not recovering from his injuries.

Around this time he started losing interest of in his relationship his girlfriend of four years, Davia Bradshaw, who was months away from giving birth to his child.

Pay up: Former NFL linebacker Clint Session has a daughter who was born with several disabilities, including cerebral palsy, and the mother claims Session does next to nothing to help care for her

Pay up: Former NFL linebacker Clint Session has a daughter who was born with several disabilities, including cerebral palsy, and the mother claims Session does next to nothing to help care for her

Single mom: Davia Bradshaw says she is struggling to care for her three-year-old daughter Ashton, who was born with cerebral palsy, encephalopathy and a brain defect

After their daughter, Ashton, was born with numerous disabilities- including cerebral palsy, encephalopathy and a brain defect - Bradshaw says she has been locked in a three-year legal battle with Session in an attempt to get him to help with Aston's medical bills.

'What is going on with the law?' Bradshaw told the New Times Broward- Palm Beach.

'This is justice denied. 

'We've been going through this for three years.'

Ashton is unable to walk, nearly blind and cannot eat normal foods.

Bradshaw says that Session broke up with her a few months before she gave birth to their daughter, Ashton

According to dourt documents, Session paid Bradshaw $75,100 between April 2012 and December 2014.

The payments allegedly came in 'erratic bundles', and Bradshaw sued Session to make the payments more regimented. 

The former Indianapolis Colts player then showed up to court without a lawyer and claimed he was broke.

However, Bradshaw's legal team subpoenaed Session's bank records.

Through a forensic accountant they found that, before Ashton's birth, he transferred $5.1 million to his parents.

Judge Arthur Birken said this was 'an attempt to circumvent and specifically intended to avoid paying his proper child support obligation'. 

Davia Bradshaw took Session to court because of his unreliable payments to help care for their child

Davia Bradshaw took Session to court because of his unreliable payments to help care for their child

Then, last year, Session reportedly bought a home in Indianapolis for $850,000.

The New Times Broward-Palm Beach reported that he also bought his new girlfriend a $34,820 Mercedes, gave $20,000 to a church and bought a $17,521 refrigerator his Indianapolis smoothie bar, Raw Juice. 

'At no time did the Respondent/Father explain where, for what and whom these monies came,' the judge concluded.

In February this year, the judge ruled that Session must pay $6,900 a month in child support, as well as $2,000 per month in back child support.

Ashton has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, encephalopathy, and a brain defect and the three-year-old is 'unable to walk, nearly blind, and unable to eat normal food'

Ashton has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, encephalopathy, and a brain defect and the three-year-old is 'unable to walk, nearly blind, and unable to eat normal food'

New life: Clint Session now lives in Indianapolis and runs a smoothie bar called Raw Juice 

But Bradshaw is not content with the outcome.

She has filed a motion for contempt, claiming Session has only paid $1,000 this year, so the judgement is not correct.

Session is trying to have the judgement tossed out. 

The case continues. 

Session currently runs his Raw Juice bar.

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