NY Giants ‘helmet catch’ hero David Tyree blows nearly $500K after failed juice store venture
NY Post
He should have passed on this deal.
New York Giants Super Bowl hero David Tyree says he plowed nearly $500,000 in a botched investment in a healthy juice franchise — which he bought into with exaggerated promises of big profits.
The former NFL wide receiver — who is famous for his 2008 championship-winning helmet catch — was squeezed dry after sinking his money into Clean Juice, which was promoted by former football star Tim Tebow and included investors like MMA champ T.J. Dillashaw, he told The Post in an exclusive interview.
Tyree said the company promised good owners would make a mid-six-figure yearly store income, but his outlet only made a $10,000 net profit a year — despite posting sales that were actually good for a Clean Juice franchise as his location’s revenue was almost always in the top 25-percent of stores.
“In the first year, my father-in-law, myself, and two sons were working for free,” his wife Leilah Tyree told The Post. “If we’re near the top in sales, what’s going on here?”
The former All-Pro and his wife first learned about Clean Juice in 2019, when they traveled to North Carolina and were undergoing an annual juice cleanse ritual to detoxify their bodies.
