Retired NFL player Darryl “Buster” Skrine was arrested and charged with scamming multiple women on dating apps.
Skrine, 36, was arrested at an Airbnb rental in Roswell, Georgia on 18 felony charges of defrauding women on dating apps.
Investigators say Skrine scammed single women out of $300,000 to fund his lavish lifestyle, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
Authorities said Skrine told the women stories about financial difficulties and promised to repay them out of his NFL annuity checks.
Roswell police launched an investigation into Skrine in July after a victim reported being conned out of thousands of dollars.
Skrine bounced around to different Airbnbs in Georgia before he was arrested at an Airbnb on Pine Grove Road.
Skrine is also wanted in Canada, where he was charged in a $100,000 check fraud case before he skipped town while out on bail.
Canadian authorities released Skrine from jail with a GPS monitor. But he removed the ankle monitor and fled to the US.
Roswell police are coordinating with Canadian authorities to extradite him to face charges.
Skrine was a fifth round draft pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2011 and played 11 seasons in the NFL. He also played for the New York Jets, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and Tennessee Titans.
He earned $40 million during his professional football career.
Skrine is a native of Decatur, GA. and played football at Etowah High School. He played college football for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
If you ever feel like you aren’t good enough, just remember that Buster Skrine once intercepted Tom Brady pic.twitter.com/xHqWuCq49N
— NYJ MIKE (@NyjMike) July 29, 2025
