Jets CB Antonio Cromartie is a dad for 10th time, wants nothing to do with reality show

Good times.

April 17, 2012 at 11:31AM

Some stories you just can't believe. But conceive? Yeah, that's more like it. Per the New York Post:

Fix the scoreboard: Now it's 10 kids from eight women in six states. Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie, 27, recently had his second child with wife Terricka, making 10 — one short of a football squad.

Their baby boy, Jagger, joins sister Jurzie — and eight half-siblings from Cromartie baby mamas across the country. But the happy occasion is mixed with turmoil. His far-flung fatherhood has intrigued a TV production company that wants to create a reality show about the clan "trying to co-exist as a modern family," a source told The Post.

Most of the moms want to do the show, but "Cro" says no. The baby mamas he left behind have banded together so their kids can bond with their brothers and sisters in California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and New Jersey.

The single women can use the extra money to help raise their kids, but they also think it's important "to document their journey," the source said. "They want Antonio's support." Cromartie has deflected the plan, blocking any filming of his offspring. It's not the kind of spotlight sought by Cromartie, who famously fumbled the names of his brood on HBO's "Hard Knocks" in 2010 — and even forgot to count one kid.
The Post story has a bevy of details and images, if you are interested in the link above.

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