Broncos linebacker Frank Clark (55) walks the sideline on Oct. 8, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
A linebacker who had a short stint with the Denver Broncos is accused of skipping out on his lease for a mansion once owned by Von Miller.
Frank Clark, who signed with the team in June 2023 and played in two games before being cut three months later, was sued last week by Oluwole Jolaoso, who owns the home at 17819 E. Easter Ave. in Foxfield.
Jolaoso claims in the lawsuit that Clark agreed in July 2023 to pay $40,000 a month, not counting utilities and “maintenance costs,” to rent the home between that month and July 2023.
Clark apparently paid for several months. But after he was cut by the Broncos in mid-October, Clark “abandoned the property shortly thereafter and stopped paying rent,” the lawsuit claims.
The lawsuit states that the lease requires Clark pay interest of 18 percent annually on unpaid balances.
Efforts to contact Clark for comment were unsuccessful. Court records did not list an attorney for him as of Monday.
Von Miller sold the house in late 2022. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
Clark is currently a NFL free agent after no team signed him for the 2024 season. The University of Michigan graduate debuted with the Seattle Seahawks in 2015 and, in addition to the Broncos, also played four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, receiving two Super Bowl rings.
Jolaoso purchased the home in Foxfield, a small municipality between Aurora and Parker that is near the Broncos training facility, from Von Miller in November 2022 for $3.7 million. The Buffalo Bills traded for Miller, also a linebacker, a year prior.
The sale, however, was messy. Jolaoso financed the purchase with a one-year bridge loan from Miller himself, and Miller initiated foreclosure proceedings when Jolaoso failed to pay. Jolaoso said he was deliberately not paying because Miller hadn’t handed over the house in the agreed-upon condition, specifically citing problems with a Creston “smart home” system.
The foreclosure proceedings were dropped at the start of this year when Miller and Jolaoso modified their loan agreement.
As for the 19,000-square-foot house, it’s available.
“Due to the limited market for the property, and despite his best efforts, Plaintiff has been unable to re-let the house as of the date of this Complaint,” Jolaoso’s lawsuit states.
