Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in an elaborate tax fraud scheme in Orange County.
While Mitchell told Channel 9 last week that he was sorry for what he did, he was in no mood to talk as he walked out of court on Tuesday.
The former first-round draft pick who made millions in the NFL pleaded guilty earlier to a scheme where he recruited athletes as clients for a tax return service. The couple running that service then filed returns with made up business losses and earnings, authorities said.
A return for one athlete, who did not know about the scheme, was nearly $2 million, authorities said.
Mitchell's attorneys had asked that he only receive supervised release so that he could get treatment for CTE, a brain injury they said he received from playing in the NFL.
Mitchell's defense attorneys showed a two-hour documentary about brain injuries and the NFL to bolster their argument.