Citing failed business ventures and poor real estate investments, former Detroit Lions defensive lineman Luther Elliss has file for bankruptcy protection.

Mortgage debt and tax bills are the former Detroit Lion’s primary liabilities.

Elliss filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection listing assets of $1.4 million and debts of $4.4 million.  Those assets include a home in Michigan purchased for $1.6 million, a $347,000 NFL pension and an $8,000 diamond ring.